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DDiscovery.American myths relating to the,6Dresden Codex.Maya manuscript,160Drink-gods, Mexican,104–105“Dwarf’s House, The.” Ruin at Uxmal,192;legend relating to,192–194EEarth-Mother.SeeTeteoinnanEducation.In Mexico,115–116Ehecatl(The Air). Form of Quetzalcoatl,84Ekchuah.Maya god of merchants and cacao-planters,170,177;God L thought to be,176;probably parallel to Yacatecutli,177“Emerald Fowl,” The,186Etzalqualiztli(When they eat Bean Food). Festival of Tlaloc,77FFather and Mother Gods, Mexican,103–104Fire-god, Mexican,95Fish-gods, Peruvian,306Flood-myths,122–123,323–324Food-gods, Mexican,91Förstemann, Dr.And the Maya writing,162,163;on God L,176Fu Sangand America,3GGama, Antonio.His work on Mexican lore and antiquities,58Ghanan.Name given to God E by Brinton,174God Aof Dr. Schellhas’ system; a death-god,172–173;thought to resemble the Aztec Xipe,174God B.Doubtless Quetzalcoatl,173God C.A god of the pole-star,173God D.A moon-god, probably Itzamna,173God E.A maize-god, similar to Centeotl,174God F.Resembles God A,174God G.A sun-god,174God H.174God K.Probably a god of the Quetzalcoatl group,175–176God L.Probably an earth-god,176God M.Probably a god of travelling merchants,176–177God N.Probably god of the “unlucky days,”177God P.A frog-god,177Goddess I.A water-goddess,175Goddess O.Probably tutelar of married women,177Gods.Connection of, with war and the food-supply,74;Nahua conception of the limited productivity of food and rain deities,77;American myth rich in hero-gods,237Gomara, F. L. de.Work on Mexican lore,58Guachimines(Darklings). Inhabitants of the primeval earth in Peruvian myth,301Guamansuri.The first of mortals in Peruvian myth,301Guatemala.I. The state; the Maya of,157–159.II. The city; the lostPopol Vuhfound in,207Gucumatz(Serpent with Green Feathers). Kiche form of Quetzalcoatl, worshipped in Guatemala,83,167,236;in the Kiche story of the creation,209Gwyneth, Owen, father of Madoc,5HHacavitz.I. The god assigned to Mahacutah in the Kiche story of the creation,230;turned into stone,231.II. Mountain at which the Kiche first saw the sun,231Hakluyt.HisEnglish Voyages, cited,5Hastu-huaraca.Chieftain of the Antahuayllas; defeated by Pachacutic,284–285;joins with Pachacutic,285Henry VII.His patronage of early American explorers,6Hernandez, Father. And the goddess Ix chebel yax,170House of Bats.Abode of the bat-god,171;mentioned inPopol Vuhmyth,226House of Cold.In the Kiche Hades,226House of Darkness.Ruin at Aké,186House of Feathers.Toltec edifice,15House of Fire.In the Kiche Hades,226House of Gloom.In the Kiche Hades,221,225House of Lances.In the Kiche Hades,226House of Tigers.In the Kiche Hades,226Hrdlicka, Dr.And Mexican cliff-dwellings,24Huacaquan.Mountain; in the myth of origin of the Canaris,318Huacas.Sacred objects of the Peruvians,294Huaina Ccapac(The Young Chief). Eleventh Inca,7,288–289;and the lake-goddess of Titicaca,299Huamantantac.Peruvian deity responsible for the gathering of sea-birds,296Huanca.Peruvian race; allied against the Incas,282,285Huancas.Agricultural fetishes of the Peruvians,294Huantay-sara.Idol representing the tutelary spirit of the maize plant,295Huarcans.The Inca Tupac and,288Huarco(The Gibbet). The valley of; the Inca Tupac and the natives of,288Huaris(Great Ones). Ancestors of the aristocrats of a tribe in Peru; reverence paid to,296Huarochiri.Village; in Coniraya myth,323Huascar, orTupac-cusi-huallpa(The Sun makes Joy). Son of the Inca Huaina Ccapac,7;strives for the crown with Atauhuallpa,289–290Huasteca.Aboriginal Mexican race of Maya stock,23,147–148;probably represent early Maya efforts at colonisation,147Huatenay.River in Peru; runs through the Intipampa at Cuzco,261Huathiacuri.A hero, son of Paricaca; a myth of,324–326Huatulco.Place in Mexico; Toltecs at,12Huehuequauhtitlan.Place in Mexico; Quetzalcoatl at,64Huehueteotl(Oldest of Gods). A name of the Mexican fire-god,95Huehue Tlapallan(Very Old Tlapallan). In Toltec creation-myth,119Huehuetzin.Toltec chieftain; rebels against Acxitl,18,19Huemac II.Toltec king,15,16;abdicates,17;opposes Huehuetzin,19Huexotzinco.Mexican city,48,49Huexotzincos.Aztec tribe,233Hueymatzin(Great Hand). Toltec necromancer and sage,14;reputed author of theTeo-Amoxtli,46;and Quetzalcoatl,84Hueytozoztli(The Great Watch). Festival of Chicomecohuatl,86Huichaana.Zapotec deity; in creation-myth,121,122Huillcamayu(Huillca-river). River in Peru; regarded as an oracle,296Huillcanuta.Place in Peru,311Huillcas.Sacred objects of the nature of oracles, in Peru,296Huitzilimitzin.In the story of the vicious princess,130Huitzilopocho.Mexican city,50Huitzilopochtli(Humming-bird to the Left). Aztec god of war, originally a chieftain,28,70;and the foundation of Mexico,28;the great temple of, at Mexico,30,31;plots against the Toltecs and Quetzalcoatl,60;and the legend of the amusing infant and the pestilence,63–64;myth of the origin of,70–72;associated with the serpent and the humming-bird,72–73;as usuallyrepresented,73;associated with the gladiatorial stone,73;as Mexitli,74;as serpent-god of lightning, associated with the summer,74;in connection with Tlaloc,74;the Toxcatl festival of,74;the priesthood of,75;in connection with the legend of the sacrificed princess,124Hun-Apu(Master, or Magician). A hero-god, twin with Xbalanque; in a Kiche myth,211–219;in the myth in the second book of thePopol Vuh,220,223–227;mentioned,237Hun-Came.One of the rulers of Xibalba, the Kiche Hades,220,221,224Hunabku.God of the Maya, representing divine unity,171Hunac Eel.Ruler of the Cocomes,155Hunbatz.Son of Hunhun-Apu,220,222,223Hunchouen.Son of Hunhun-Apu,220,222,223Hunhun-Apu.Son of Xpiyacoc and Xmucane; in the myth in the second book of thePopol Vuh,220–222,224,225,227Hunpictok(Commander-in-Chief of Eight Thousand Flints). The palace of, at Itzamal,187–188Hunsa.City at which the Zoque of the Chibchas lived,276Hurakan(The One-legged). Maya god of lightning;prototype of Tlaloc,76,78;the mustachioed image of, at Itzamal,188;= the mighty wind, in the Kiche story of the creation,209;and the creation of man in the second book of thePopol Vuh,229–230;probably same as Nahua Tezcatlipoca,237;his sub-gods,237IIcutemal.Ruler of the Kiche,159Ilhuicatlan(In the Sky). Column in temple at Mexico, connected with the worship of the planet Venus,96Illatici(The Thunder Vase). Peruvian deity representing the thunderstorm,301Inca Roca.Sixth Inca,283Incas(People of the Sun). The Peruvian ruling race; a composite people,254;place of origin,254;inferior to the Mexicans in general culture,248;mythology of,255–258,317–327;character of their civilisation,259;no personal freedom,260;age of marriage,260;their system of mummification,262–264;severity of their legal code,264;social system,264–265;calendar,265–266;religious festivals,267;architecture,268–269;architectural remains,270–273;irrigation works,273;possessed no system of writing,278;thequipos,278–279;as craftsmen,279–281;the pottery of,280–281;period and extent of their dominion,281–282;fusion of the constituent peoples,285–286;splitting of the race,286;their despotism,290;religion of,291;sun-worship of,307–313Incas.The rulers of Peru,282–290;the Inca the representative of the sun,260;unlimited power of,260;the moon the mythic mother of the dynasty,262Inti-huasi.Building sacred to the sun in Peruvian villages,308Intihuatana.Inca device for marking the date of the sun-festivals,265Intip Raymi(Great Feast of the Sun). Peruvian festival,267,311–312Intipampa(Field of the Sun). Garden in which the Coricancha of Cuzco stood,260–261Ipalnemohuani(He by whom Men Live). Mexican name of the sun-god,97Iqi-Balam(Tiger of the Moon). One of the first men of thePopol Vuhmyth,229,230Irma.District in Peru; local creation-myth of,258–259Itzaes.A warlike race, founders of Chichen-Itza,153Itzamal.Maya city-state in Yucatan,8,152,154;ruins at,187–188Itzamna.Maya moon-god, father of gods and men, tutelar of the west,170;founder of the state of Itzamal,152;God D probably is,173;the temple of, at Itzamal,187;called also Kab-ul (The Miraculous Hand),187;the gigantic image of, at Itzamal,188Ix.A minor Maya deity,170Ix chebel yax.Maya goddess; identified with Virgin Mary by Hernandez,170Ix ch’el.Maya goddess of medicine,170Ixcoatl.Mexican king,35Ixcuiname.Mexican goddesses of carnal things,108Ixtlilton(The Little Black One). Mexican god of medicine and healing,112;called brother of Macuilxochitl,112Ixtlilxochitl, Don Fernando de Alva.Mexican chronicler,11,46;account of the early Toltec migrations,11,12;and myths of the Toltecs,13;reference to theTeo-Amoxtli,45;hisHistoria ChichimecaandRelaciones,46,58;his value as historian,46;legend of the creation related by,119–120Izimin Chac.The image of Cortés’ horse,195Izpuzteque.Demon in the Mexican Other-world,38Iztacmixcohuatl.Father of Quetzalcoatl,79JJaguar-Snake.Mixtec deer-goddess; in creation-myth,120Jalisco.Mexican province; cliff-dwellings in,24,25KKabah.Maya city; ruins at,190–191Kab-ul(The Miraculous Hand). Name given to Itzamna,187Kakchiqueldialect,145Kakchiquels.A Maya people of Guatemala,157–159;and the episode of the defeat of Cay Hun-Apu,159“Kamucu” (We see). The song of the Kiche at the first appearance of the sun, and at death of the first men,232Kan.A minor Maya deity,170Kanikilak.Indian deity,83,84Ki Pixab(Corner of the Earth). Name given by the Kiche to their land of origin,254Kiche.A Maya people of Guatemala,157–159;their rulers supreme in Guatemala,158;their story of the creation as related in thePopol Vuh,209;origin of, as related in thePopol Vuh,229–230;fond of ceremonial dances and chants,238Kiche(orQuiche) dialect,145,209;thePopol Vuhoriginally written in,207,209“Kingdom of the Great Snake.” Semi-historical Maya empire,144Kinich-ahau(Lord of the Face of the Sun). Same as Arara and Kinich-Kakmo. Sun-god of the Maya of Yucatan, tutelar of the north,170Kinich-Kakmo(Sun-bird).I. Same as Kinich-ahau,which see.II. The pyramid of, ruin at Itzamal,187Klaproth, H. J. von.And the Fu Sang fallacy,3Knuc(Palace of Owls). Ruin at Aké,186Kuicatecs.Aboriginal Mexican race,24;a medium through which Maya civilisation filtered to the north,147Kukulcan.Maya form of Quetzalcoatl,83,167;regarded as King of Mayapan,152Kumsnöotl.God of the Salish Indians,83

DDiscovery.American myths relating to the,6Dresden Codex.Maya manuscript,160Drink-gods, Mexican,104–105“Dwarf’s House, The.” Ruin at Uxmal,192;legend relating to,192–194

Discovery.American myths relating to the,6Dresden Codex.Maya manuscript,160Drink-gods, Mexican,104–105“Dwarf’s House, The.” Ruin at Uxmal,192;legend relating to,192–194

Discovery.American myths relating to the,6

Dresden Codex.Maya manuscript,160

Drink-gods, Mexican,104–105

“Dwarf’s House, The.” Ruin at Uxmal,192;legend relating to,192–194

EEarth-Mother.SeeTeteoinnanEducation.In Mexico,115–116Ehecatl(The Air). Form of Quetzalcoatl,84Ekchuah.Maya god of merchants and cacao-planters,170,177;God L thought to be,176;probably parallel to Yacatecutli,177“Emerald Fowl,” The,186Etzalqualiztli(When they eat Bean Food). Festival of Tlaloc,77

Earth-Mother.SeeTeteoinnanEducation.In Mexico,115–116Ehecatl(The Air). Form of Quetzalcoatl,84Ekchuah.Maya god of merchants and cacao-planters,170,177;God L thought to be,176;probably parallel to Yacatecutli,177“Emerald Fowl,” The,186Etzalqualiztli(When they eat Bean Food). Festival of Tlaloc,77

Earth-Mother.SeeTeteoinnan

Education.In Mexico,115–116

Ehecatl(The Air). Form of Quetzalcoatl,84

Ekchuah.Maya god of merchants and cacao-planters,170,177;God L thought to be,176;probably parallel to Yacatecutli,177

“Emerald Fowl,” The,186

Etzalqualiztli(When they eat Bean Food). Festival of Tlaloc,77

FFather and Mother Gods, Mexican,103–104Fire-god, Mexican,95Fish-gods, Peruvian,306Flood-myths,122–123,323–324Food-gods, Mexican,91Förstemann, Dr.And the Maya writing,162,163;on God L,176Fu Sangand America,3

Father and Mother Gods, Mexican,103–104Fire-god, Mexican,95Fish-gods, Peruvian,306Flood-myths,122–123,323–324Food-gods, Mexican,91Förstemann, Dr.And the Maya writing,162,163;on God L,176Fu Sangand America,3

Father and Mother Gods, Mexican,103–104

Fire-god, Mexican,95

Fish-gods, Peruvian,306

Flood-myths,122–123,323–324

Food-gods, Mexican,91

Förstemann, Dr.And the Maya writing,162,163;on God L,176

Fu Sangand America,3

GGama, Antonio.His work on Mexican lore and antiquities,58Ghanan.Name given to God E by Brinton,174God Aof Dr. Schellhas’ system; a death-god,172–173;thought to resemble the Aztec Xipe,174God B.Doubtless Quetzalcoatl,173God C.A god of the pole-star,173God D.A moon-god, probably Itzamna,173God E.A maize-god, similar to Centeotl,174God F.Resembles God A,174God G.A sun-god,174God H.174God K.Probably a god of the Quetzalcoatl group,175–176God L.Probably an earth-god,176God M.Probably a god of travelling merchants,176–177God N.Probably god of the “unlucky days,”177God P.A frog-god,177Goddess I.A water-goddess,175Goddess O.Probably tutelar of married women,177Gods.Connection of, with war and the food-supply,74;Nahua conception of the limited productivity of food and rain deities,77;American myth rich in hero-gods,237Gomara, F. L. de.Work on Mexican lore,58Guachimines(Darklings). Inhabitants of the primeval earth in Peruvian myth,301Guamansuri.The first of mortals in Peruvian myth,301Guatemala.I. The state; the Maya of,157–159.II. The city; the lostPopol Vuhfound in,207Gucumatz(Serpent with Green Feathers). Kiche form of Quetzalcoatl, worshipped in Guatemala,83,167,236;in the Kiche story of the creation,209Gwyneth, Owen, father of Madoc,5

Gama, Antonio.His work on Mexican lore and antiquities,58Ghanan.Name given to God E by Brinton,174God Aof Dr. Schellhas’ system; a death-god,172–173;thought to resemble the Aztec Xipe,174God B.Doubtless Quetzalcoatl,173God C.A god of the pole-star,173God D.A moon-god, probably Itzamna,173God E.A maize-god, similar to Centeotl,174God F.Resembles God A,174God G.A sun-god,174God H.174God K.Probably a god of the Quetzalcoatl group,175–176God L.Probably an earth-god,176God M.Probably a god of travelling merchants,176–177God N.Probably god of the “unlucky days,”177God P.A frog-god,177Goddess I.A water-goddess,175Goddess O.Probably tutelar of married women,177Gods.Connection of, with war and the food-supply,74;Nahua conception of the limited productivity of food and rain deities,77;American myth rich in hero-gods,237Gomara, F. L. de.Work on Mexican lore,58Guachimines(Darklings). Inhabitants of the primeval earth in Peruvian myth,301Guamansuri.The first of mortals in Peruvian myth,301Guatemala.I. The state; the Maya of,157–159.II. The city; the lostPopol Vuhfound in,207Gucumatz(Serpent with Green Feathers). Kiche form of Quetzalcoatl, worshipped in Guatemala,83,167,236;in the Kiche story of the creation,209Gwyneth, Owen, father of Madoc,5

Gama, Antonio.His work on Mexican lore and antiquities,58

Ghanan.Name given to God E by Brinton,174

God Aof Dr. Schellhas’ system; a death-god,172–173;thought to resemble the Aztec Xipe,174

God B.Doubtless Quetzalcoatl,173

God C.A god of the pole-star,173

God D.A moon-god, probably Itzamna,173

God E.A maize-god, similar to Centeotl,174

God F.Resembles God A,174

God G.A sun-god,174

God H.174

God K.Probably a god of the Quetzalcoatl group,175–176

God L.Probably an earth-god,176

God M.Probably a god of travelling merchants,176–177

God N.Probably god of the “unlucky days,”177

God P.A frog-god,177

Goddess I.A water-goddess,175

Goddess O.Probably tutelar of married women,177

Gods.Connection of, with war and the food-supply,74;Nahua conception of the limited productivity of food and rain deities,77;American myth rich in hero-gods,237

Gomara, F. L. de.Work on Mexican lore,58

Guachimines(Darklings). Inhabitants of the primeval earth in Peruvian myth,301

Guamansuri.The first of mortals in Peruvian myth,301

Guatemala.I. The state; the Maya of,157–159.II. The city; the lostPopol Vuhfound in,207

Gucumatz(Serpent with Green Feathers). Kiche form of Quetzalcoatl, worshipped in Guatemala,83,167,236;in the Kiche story of the creation,209

Gwyneth, Owen, father of Madoc,5

HHacavitz.I. The god assigned to Mahacutah in the Kiche story of the creation,230;turned into stone,231.II. Mountain at which the Kiche first saw the sun,231Hakluyt.HisEnglish Voyages, cited,5Hastu-huaraca.Chieftain of the Antahuayllas; defeated by Pachacutic,284–285;joins with Pachacutic,285Henry VII.His patronage of early American explorers,6Hernandez, Father. And the goddess Ix chebel yax,170House of Bats.Abode of the bat-god,171;mentioned inPopol Vuhmyth,226House of Cold.In the Kiche Hades,226House of Darkness.Ruin at Aké,186House of Feathers.Toltec edifice,15House of Fire.In the Kiche Hades,226House of Gloom.In the Kiche Hades,221,225House of Lances.In the Kiche Hades,226House of Tigers.In the Kiche Hades,226Hrdlicka, Dr.And Mexican cliff-dwellings,24Huacaquan.Mountain; in the myth of origin of the Canaris,318Huacas.Sacred objects of the Peruvians,294Huaina Ccapac(The Young Chief). Eleventh Inca,7,288–289;and the lake-goddess of Titicaca,299Huamantantac.Peruvian deity responsible for the gathering of sea-birds,296Huanca.Peruvian race; allied against the Incas,282,285Huancas.Agricultural fetishes of the Peruvians,294Huantay-sara.Idol representing the tutelary spirit of the maize plant,295Huarcans.The Inca Tupac and,288Huarco(The Gibbet). The valley of; the Inca Tupac and the natives of,288Huaris(Great Ones). Ancestors of the aristocrats of a tribe in Peru; reverence paid to,296Huarochiri.Village; in Coniraya myth,323Huascar, orTupac-cusi-huallpa(The Sun makes Joy). Son of the Inca Huaina Ccapac,7;strives for the crown with Atauhuallpa,289–290Huasteca.Aboriginal Mexican race of Maya stock,23,147–148;probably represent early Maya efforts at colonisation,147Huatenay.River in Peru; runs through the Intipampa at Cuzco,261Huathiacuri.A hero, son of Paricaca; a myth of,324–326Huatulco.Place in Mexico; Toltecs at,12Huehuequauhtitlan.Place in Mexico; Quetzalcoatl at,64Huehueteotl(Oldest of Gods). A name of the Mexican fire-god,95Huehue Tlapallan(Very Old Tlapallan). In Toltec creation-myth,119Huehuetzin.Toltec chieftain; rebels against Acxitl,18,19Huemac II.Toltec king,15,16;abdicates,17;opposes Huehuetzin,19Huexotzinco.Mexican city,48,49Huexotzincos.Aztec tribe,233Hueymatzin(Great Hand). Toltec necromancer and sage,14;reputed author of theTeo-Amoxtli,46;and Quetzalcoatl,84Hueytozoztli(The Great Watch). Festival of Chicomecohuatl,86Huichaana.Zapotec deity; in creation-myth,121,122Huillcamayu(Huillca-river). River in Peru; regarded as an oracle,296Huillcanuta.Place in Peru,311Huillcas.Sacred objects of the nature of oracles, in Peru,296Huitzilimitzin.In the story of the vicious princess,130Huitzilopocho.Mexican city,50Huitzilopochtli(Humming-bird to the Left). Aztec god of war, originally a chieftain,28,70;and the foundation of Mexico,28;the great temple of, at Mexico,30,31;plots against the Toltecs and Quetzalcoatl,60;and the legend of the amusing infant and the pestilence,63–64;myth of the origin of,70–72;associated with the serpent and the humming-bird,72–73;as usuallyrepresented,73;associated with the gladiatorial stone,73;as Mexitli,74;as serpent-god of lightning, associated with the summer,74;in connection with Tlaloc,74;the Toxcatl festival of,74;the priesthood of,75;in connection with the legend of the sacrificed princess,124Hun-Apu(Master, or Magician). A hero-god, twin with Xbalanque; in a Kiche myth,211–219;in the myth in the second book of thePopol Vuh,220,223–227;mentioned,237Hun-Came.One of the rulers of Xibalba, the Kiche Hades,220,221,224Hunabku.God of the Maya, representing divine unity,171Hunac Eel.Ruler of the Cocomes,155Hunbatz.Son of Hunhun-Apu,220,222,223Hunchouen.Son of Hunhun-Apu,220,222,223Hunhun-Apu.Son of Xpiyacoc and Xmucane; in the myth in the second book of thePopol Vuh,220–222,224,225,227Hunpictok(Commander-in-Chief of Eight Thousand Flints). The palace of, at Itzamal,187–188Hunsa.City at which the Zoque of the Chibchas lived,276Hurakan(The One-legged). Maya god of lightning;prototype of Tlaloc,76,78;the mustachioed image of, at Itzamal,188;= the mighty wind, in the Kiche story of the creation,209;and the creation of man in the second book of thePopol Vuh,229–230;probably same as Nahua Tezcatlipoca,237;his sub-gods,237

Hacavitz.I. The god assigned to Mahacutah in the Kiche story of the creation,230;turned into stone,231.II. Mountain at which the Kiche first saw the sun,231Hakluyt.HisEnglish Voyages, cited,5Hastu-huaraca.Chieftain of the Antahuayllas; defeated by Pachacutic,284–285;joins with Pachacutic,285Henry VII.His patronage of early American explorers,6Hernandez, Father. And the goddess Ix chebel yax,170House of Bats.Abode of the bat-god,171;mentioned inPopol Vuhmyth,226House of Cold.In the Kiche Hades,226House of Darkness.Ruin at Aké,186House of Feathers.Toltec edifice,15House of Fire.In the Kiche Hades,226House of Gloom.In the Kiche Hades,221,225House of Lances.In the Kiche Hades,226House of Tigers.In the Kiche Hades,226Hrdlicka, Dr.And Mexican cliff-dwellings,24Huacaquan.Mountain; in the myth of origin of the Canaris,318Huacas.Sacred objects of the Peruvians,294Huaina Ccapac(The Young Chief). Eleventh Inca,7,288–289;and the lake-goddess of Titicaca,299Huamantantac.Peruvian deity responsible for the gathering of sea-birds,296Huanca.Peruvian race; allied against the Incas,282,285Huancas.Agricultural fetishes of the Peruvians,294Huantay-sara.Idol representing the tutelary spirit of the maize plant,295Huarcans.The Inca Tupac and,288Huarco(The Gibbet). The valley of; the Inca Tupac and the natives of,288Huaris(Great Ones). Ancestors of the aristocrats of a tribe in Peru; reverence paid to,296Huarochiri.Village; in Coniraya myth,323Huascar, orTupac-cusi-huallpa(The Sun makes Joy). Son of the Inca Huaina Ccapac,7;strives for the crown with Atauhuallpa,289–290Huasteca.Aboriginal Mexican race of Maya stock,23,147–148;probably represent early Maya efforts at colonisation,147Huatenay.River in Peru; runs through the Intipampa at Cuzco,261Huathiacuri.A hero, son of Paricaca; a myth of,324–326Huatulco.Place in Mexico; Toltecs at,12Huehuequauhtitlan.Place in Mexico; Quetzalcoatl at,64Huehueteotl(Oldest of Gods). A name of the Mexican fire-god,95Huehue Tlapallan(Very Old Tlapallan). In Toltec creation-myth,119Huehuetzin.Toltec chieftain; rebels against Acxitl,18,19Huemac II.Toltec king,15,16;abdicates,17;opposes Huehuetzin,19Huexotzinco.Mexican city,48,49Huexotzincos.Aztec tribe,233Hueymatzin(Great Hand). Toltec necromancer and sage,14;reputed author of theTeo-Amoxtli,46;and Quetzalcoatl,84Hueytozoztli(The Great Watch). Festival of Chicomecohuatl,86Huichaana.Zapotec deity; in creation-myth,121,122Huillcamayu(Huillca-river). River in Peru; regarded as an oracle,296Huillcanuta.Place in Peru,311Huillcas.Sacred objects of the nature of oracles, in Peru,296Huitzilimitzin.In the story of the vicious princess,130Huitzilopocho.Mexican city,50Huitzilopochtli(Humming-bird to the Left). Aztec god of war, originally a chieftain,28,70;and the foundation of Mexico,28;the great temple of, at Mexico,30,31;plots against the Toltecs and Quetzalcoatl,60;and the legend of the amusing infant and the pestilence,63–64;myth of the origin of,70–72;associated with the serpent and the humming-bird,72–73;as usuallyrepresented,73;associated with the gladiatorial stone,73;as Mexitli,74;as serpent-god of lightning, associated with the summer,74;in connection with Tlaloc,74;the Toxcatl festival of,74;the priesthood of,75;in connection with the legend of the sacrificed princess,124Hun-Apu(Master, or Magician). A hero-god, twin with Xbalanque; in a Kiche myth,211–219;in the myth in the second book of thePopol Vuh,220,223–227;mentioned,237Hun-Came.One of the rulers of Xibalba, the Kiche Hades,220,221,224Hunabku.God of the Maya, representing divine unity,171Hunac Eel.Ruler of the Cocomes,155Hunbatz.Son of Hunhun-Apu,220,222,223Hunchouen.Son of Hunhun-Apu,220,222,223Hunhun-Apu.Son of Xpiyacoc and Xmucane; in the myth in the second book of thePopol Vuh,220–222,224,225,227Hunpictok(Commander-in-Chief of Eight Thousand Flints). The palace of, at Itzamal,187–188Hunsa.City at which the Zoque of the Chibchas lived,276Hurakan(The One-legged). Maya god of lightning;prototype of Tlaloc,76,78;the mustachioed image of, at Itzamal,188;= the mighty wind, in the Kiche story of the creation,209;and the creation of man in the second book of thePopol Vuh,229–230;probably same as Nahua Tezcatlipoca,237;his sub-gods,237

Hacavitz.I. The god assigned to Mahacutah in the Kiche story of the creation,230;turned into stone,231.II. Mountain at which the Kiche first saw the sun,231

Hakluyt.HisEnglish Voyages, cited,5

Hastu-huaraca.Chieftain of the Antahuayllas; defeated by Pachacutic,284–285;joins with Pachacutic,285

Henry VII.His patronage of early American explorers,6

Hernandez, Father. And the goddess Ix chebel yax,170

House of Bats.Abode of the bat-god,171;mentioned inPopol Vuhmyth,226

House of Cold.In the Kiche Hades,226

House of Darkness.Ruin at Aké,186

House of Feathers.Toltec edifice,15

House of Fire.In the Kiche Hades,226

House of Gloom.In the Kiche Hades,221,225

House of Lances.In the Kiche Hades,226

House of Tigers.In the Kiche Hades,226

Hrdlicka, Dr.And Mexican cliff-dwellings,24

Huacaquan.Mountain; in the myth of origin of the Canaris,318

Huacas.Sacred objects of the Peruvians,294

Huaina Ccapac(The Young Chief). Eleventh Inca,7,288–289;and the lake-goddess of Titicaca,299

Huamantantac.Peruvian deity responsible for the gathering of sea-birds,296

Huanca.Peruvian race; allied against the Incas,282,285

Huancas.Agricultural fetishes of the Peruvians,294

Huantay-sara.Idol representing the tutelary spirit of the maize plant,295

Huarcans.The Inca Tupac and,288

Huarco(The Gibbet). The valley of; the Inca Tupac and the natives of,288

Huaris(Great Ones). Ancestors of the aristocrats of a tribe in Peru; reverence paid to,296

Huarochiri.Village; in Coniraya myth,323

Huascar, orTupac-cusi-huallpa(The Sun makes Joy). Son of the Inca Huaina Ccapac,7;strives for the crown with Atauhuallpa,289–290

Huasteca.Aboriginal Mexican race of Maya stock,23,147–148;probably represent early Maya efforts at colonisation,147

Huatenay.River in Peru; runs through the Intipampa at Cuzco,261

Huathiacuri.A hero, son of Paricaca; a myth of,324–326

Huatulco.Place in Mexico; Toltecs at,12

Huehuequauhtitlan.Place in Mexico; Quetzalcoatl at,64

Huehueteotl(Oldest of Gods). A name of the Mexican fire-god,95

Huehue Tlapallan(Very Old Tlapallan). In Toltec creation-myth,119

Huehuetzin.Toltec chieftain; rebels against Acxitl,18,19

Huemac II.Toltec king,15,16;abdicates,17;opposes Huehuetzin,19

Huexotzinco.Mexican city,48,49

Huexotzincos.Aztec tribe,233

Hueymatzin(Great Hand). Toltec necromancer and sage,14;reputed author of theTeo-Amoxtli,46;and Quetzalcoatl,84

Hueytozoztli(The Great Watch). Festival of Chicomecohuatl,86

Huichaana.Zapotec deity; in creation-myth,121,122

Huillcamayu(Huillca-river). River in Peru; regarded as an oracle,296

Huillcanuta.Place in Peru,311

Huillcas.Sacred objects of the nature of oracles, in Peru,296

Huitzilimitzin.In the story of the vicious princess,130

Huitzilopocho.Mexican city,50

Huitzilopochtli(Humming-bird to the Left). Aztec god of war, originally a chieftain,28,70;and the foundation of Mexico,28;the great temple of, at Mexico,30,31;plots against the Toltecs and Quetzalcoatl,60;and the legend of the amusing infant and the pestilence,63–64;myth of the origin of,70–72;associated with the serpent and the humming-bird,72–73;as usuallyrepresented,73;associated with the gladiatorial stone,73;as Mexitli,74;as serpent-god of lightning, associated with the summer,74;in connection with Tlaloc,74;the Toxcatl festival of,74;the priesthood of,75;in connection with the legend of the sacrificed princess,124

Hun-Apu(Master, or Magician). A hero-god, twin with Xbalanque; in a Kiche myth,211–219;in the myth in the second book of thePopol Vuh,220,223–227;mentioned,237

Hun-Came.One of the rulers of Xibalba, the Kiche Hades,220,221,224

Hunabku.God of the Maya, representing divine unity,171

Hunac Eel.Ruler of the Cocomes,155

Hunbatz.Son of Hunhun-Apu,220,222,223

Hunchouen.Son of Hunhun-Apu,220,222,223

Hunhun-Apu.Son of Xpiyacoc and Xmucane; in the myth in the second book of thePopol Vuh,220–222,224,225,227

Hunpictok(Commander-in-Chief of Eight Thousand Flints). The palace of, at Itzamal,187–188

Hunsa.City at which the Zoque of the Chibchas lived,276

Hurakan(The One-legged). Maya god of lightning;prototype of Tlaloc,76,78;the mustachioed image of, at Itzamal,188;= the mighty wind, in the Kiche story of the creation,209;and the creation of man in the second book of thePopol Vuh,229–230;probably same as Nahua Tezcatlipoca,237;his sub-gods,237

IIcutemal.Ruler of the Kiche,159Ilhuicatlan(In the Sky). Column in temple at Mexico, connected with the worship of the planet Venus,96Illatici(The Thunder Vase). Peruvian deity representing the thunderstorm,301Inca Roca.Sixth Inca,283Incas(People of the Sun). The Peruvian ruling race; a composite people,254;place of origin,254;inferior to the Mexicans in general culture,248;mythology of,255–258,317–327;character of their civilisation,259;no personal freedom,260;age of marriage,260;their system of mummification,262–264;severity of their legal code,264;social system,264–265;calendar,265–266;religious festivals,267;architecture,268–269;architectural remains,270–273;irrigation works,273;possessed no system of writing,278;thequipos,278–279;as craftsmen,279–281;the pottery of,280–281;period and extent of their dominion,281–282;fusion of the constituent peoples,285–286;splitting of the race,286;their despotism,290;religion of,291;sun-worship of,307–313Incas.The rulers of Peru,282–290;the Inca the representative of the sun,260;unlimited power of,260;the moon the mythic mother of the dynasty,262Inti-huasi.Building sacred to the sun in Peruvian villages,308Intihuatana.Inca device for marking the date of the sun-festivals,265Intip Raymi(Great Feast of the Sun). Peruvian festival,267,311–312Intipampa(Field of the Sun). Garden in which the Coricancha of Cuzco stood,260–261Ipalnemohuani(He by whom Men Live). Mexican name of the sun-god,97Iqi-Balam(Tiger of the Moon). One of the first men of thePopol Vuhmyth,229,230Irma.District in Peru; local creation-myth of,258–259Itzaes.A warlike race, founders of Chichen-Itza,153Itzamal.Maya city-state in Yucatan,8,152,154;ruins at,187–188Itzamna.Maya moon-god, father of gods and men, tutelar of the west,170;founder of the state of Itzamal,152;God D probably is,173;the temple of, at Itzamal,187;called also Kab-ul (The Miraculous Hand),187;the gigantic image of, at Itzamal,188Ix.A minor Maya deity,170Ix chebel yax.Maya goddess; identified with Virgin Mary by Hernandez,170Ix ch’el.Maya goddess of medicine,170Ixcoatl.Mexican king,35Ixcuiname.Mexican goddesses of carnal things,108Ixtlilton(The Little Black One). Mexican god of medicine and healing,112;called brother of Macuilxochitl,112Ixtlilxochitl, Don Fernando de Alva.Mexican chronicler,11,46;account of the early Toltec migrations,11,12;and myths of the Toltecs,13;reference to theTeo-Amoxtli,45;hisHistoria ChichimecaandRelaciones,46,58;his value as historian,46;legend of the creation related by,119–120Izimin Chac.The image of Cortés’ horse,195Izpuzteque.Demon in the Mexican Other-world,38Iztacmixcohuatl.Father of Quetzalcoatl,79

Icutemal.Ruler of the Kiche,159Ilhuicatlan(In the Sky). Column in temple at Mexico, connected with the worship of the planet Venus,96Illatici(The Thunder Vase). Peruvian deity representing the thunderstorm,301Inca Roca.Sixth Inca,283Incas(People of the Sun). The Peruvian ruling race; a composite people,254;place of origin,254;inferior to the Mexicans in general culture,248;mythology of,255–258,317–327;character of their civilisation,259;no personal freedom,260;age of marriage,260;their system of mummification,262–264;severity of their legal code,264;social system,264–265;calendar,265–266;religious festivals,267;architecture,268–269;architectural remains,270–273;irrigation works,273;possessed no system of writing,278;thequipos,278–279;as craftsmen,279–281;the pottery of,280–281;period and extent of their dominion,281–282;fusion of the constituent peoples,285–286;splitting of the race,286;their despotism,290;religion of,291;sun-worship of,307–313Incas.The rulers of Peru,282–290;the Inca the representative of the sun,260;unlimited power of,260;the moon the mythic mother of the dynasty,262Inti-huasi.Building sacred to the sun in Peruvian villages,308Intihuatana.Inca device for marking the date of the sun-festivals,265Intip Raymi(Great Feast of the Sun). Peruvian festival,267,311–312Intipampa(Field of the Sun). Garden in which the Coricancha of Cuzco stood,260–261Ipalnemohuani(He by whom Men Live). Mexican name of the sun-god,97Iqi-Balam(Tiger of the Moon). One of the first men of thePopol Vuhmyth,229,230Irma.District in Peru; local creation-myth of,258–259Itzaes.A warlike race, founders of Chichen-Itza,153Itzamal.Maya city-state in Yucatan,8,152,154;ruins at,187–188Itzamna.Maya moon-god, father of gods and men, tutelar of the west,170;founder of the state of Itzamal,152;God D probably is,173;the temple of, at Itzamal,187;called also Kab-ul (The Miraculous Hand),187;the gigantic image of, at Itzamal,188Ix.A minor Maya deity,170Ix chebel yax.Maya goddess; identified with Virgin Mary by Hernandez,170Ix ch’el.Maya goddess of medicine,170Ixcoatl.Mexican king,35Ixcuiname.Mexican goddesses of carnal things,108Ixtlilton(The Little Black One). Mexican god of medicine and healing,112;called brother of Macuilxochitl,112Ixtlilxochitl, Don Fernando de Alva.Mexican chronicler,11,46;account of the early Toltec migrations,11,12;and myths of the Toltecs,13;reference to theTeo-Amoxtli,45;hisHistoria ChichimecaandRelaciones,46,58;his value as historian,46;legend of the creation related by,119–120Izimin Chac.The image of Cortés’ horse,195Izpuzteque.Demon in the Mexican Other-world,38Iztacmixcohuatl.Father of Quetzalcoatl,79

Icutemal.Ruler of the Kiche,159

Ilhuicatlan(In the Sky). Column in temple at Mexico, connected with the worship of the planet Venus,96

Illatici(The Thunder Vase). Peruvian deity representing the thunderstorm,301

Inca Roca.Sixth Inca,283

Incas(People of the Sun). The Peruvian ruling race; a composite people,254;place of origin,254;inferior to the Mexicans in general culture,248;mythology of,255–258,317–327;character of their civilisation,259;no personal freedom,260;age of marriage,260;their system of mummification,262–264;severity of their legal code,264;social system,264–265;calendar,265–266;religious festivals,267;architecture,268–269;architectural remains,270–273;irrigation works,273;possessed no system of writing,278;thequipos,278–279;as craftsmen,279–281;the pottery of,280–281;period and extent of their dominion,281–282;fusion of the constituent peoples,285–286;splitting of the race,286;their despotism,290;religion of,291;sun-worship of,307–313

Incas.The rulers of Peru,282–290;the Inca the representative of the sun,260;unlimited power of,260;the moon the mythic mother of the dynasty,262

Inti-huasi.Building sacred to the sun in Peruvian villages,308

Intihuatana.Inca device for marking the date of the sun-festivals,265

Intip Raymi(Great Feast of the Sun). Peruvian festival,267,311–312

Intipampa(Field of the Sun). Garden in which the Coricancha of Cuzco stood,260–261

Ipalnemohuani(He by whom Men Live). Mexican name of the sun-god,97

Iqi-Balam(Tiger of the Moon). One of the first men of thePopol Vuhmyth,229,230

Irma.District in Peru; local creation-myth of,258–259

Itzaes.A warlike race, founders of Chichen-Itza,153

Itzamal.Maya city-state in Yucatan,8,152,154;ruins at,187–188

Itzamna.Maya moon-god, father of gods and men, tutelar of the west,170;founder of the state of Itzamal,152;God D probably is,173;the temple of, at Itzamal,187;called also Kab-ul (The Miraculous Hand),187;the gigantic image of, at Itzamal,188

Ix.A minor Maya deity,170

Ix chebel yax.Maya goddess; identified with Virgin Mary by Hernandez,170

Ix ch’el.Maya goddess of medicine,170

Ixcoatl.Mexican king,35

Ixcuiname.Mexican goddesses of carnal things,108

Ixtlilton(The Little Black One). Mexican god of medicine and healing,112;called brother of Macuilxochitl,112

Ixtlilxochitl, Don Fernando de Alva.Mexican chronicler,11,46;account of the early Toltec migrations,11,12;and myths of the Toltecs,13;reference to theTeo-Amoxtli,45;hisHistoria ChichimecaandRelaciones,46,58;his value as historian,46;legend of the creation related by,119–120

Izimin Chac.The image of Cortés’ horse,195

Izpuzteque.Demon in the Mexican Other-world,38

Iztacmixcohuatl.Father of Quetzalcoatl,79

JJaguar-Snake.Mixtec deer-goddess; in creation-myth,120Jalisco.Mexican province; cliff-dwellings in,24,25

Jaguar-Snake.Mixtec deer-goddess; in creation-myth,120Jalisco.Mexican province; cliff-dwellings in,24,25

Jaguar-Snake.Mixtec deer-goddess; in creation-myth,120

Jalisco.Mexican province; cliff-dwellings in,24,25

KKabah.Maya city; ruins at,190–191Kab-ul(The Miraculous Hand). Name given to Itzamna,187Kakchiqueldialect,145Kakchiquels.A Maya people of Guatemala,157–159;and the episode of the defeat of Cay Hun-Apu,159“Kamucu” (We see). The song of the Kiche at the first appearance of the sun, and at death of the first men,232Kan.A minor Maya deity,170Kanikilak.Indian deity,83,84Ki Pixab(Corner of the Earth). Name given by the Kiche to their land of origin,254Kiche.A Maya people of Guatemala,157–159;their rulers supreme in Guatemala,158;their story of the creation as related in thePopol Vuh,209;origin of, as related in thePopol Vuh,229–230;fond of ceremonial dances and chants,238Kiche(orQuiche) dialect,145,209;thePopol Vuhoriginally written in,207,209“Kingdom of the Great Snake.” Semi-historical Maya empire,144Kinich-ahau(Lord of the Face of the Sun). Same as Arara and Kinich-Kakmo. Sun-god of the Maya of Yucatan, tutelar of the north,170Kinich-Kakmo(Sun-bird).I. Same as Kinich-ahau,which see.II. The pyramid of, ruin at Itzamal,187Klaproth, H. J. von.And the Fu Sang fallacy,3Knuc(Palace of Owls). Ruin at Aké,186Kuicatecs.Aboriginal Mexican race,24;a medium through which Maya civilisation filtered to the north,147Kukulcan.Maya form of Quetzalcoatl,83,167;regarded as King of Mayapan,152Kumsnöotl.God of the Salish Indians,83

Kabah.Maya city; ruins at,190–191Kab-ul(The Miraculous Hand). Name given to Itzamna,187Kakchiqueldialect,145Kakchiquels.A Maya people of Guatemala,157–159;and the episode of the defeat of Cay Hun-Apu,159“Kamucu” (We see). The song of the Kiche at the first appearance of the sun, and at death of the first men,232Kan.A minor Maya deity,170Kanikilak.Indian deity,83,84Ki Pixab(Corner of the Earth). Name given by the Kiche to their land of origin,254Kiche.A Maya people of Guatemala,157–159;their rulers supreme in Guatemala,158;their story of the creation as related in thePopol Vuh,209;origin of, as related in thePopol Vuh,229–230;fond of ceremonial dances and chants,238Kiche(orQuiche) dialect,145,209;thePopol Vuhoriginally written in,207,209“Kingdom of the Great Snake.” Semi-historical Maya empire,144Kinich-ahau(Lord of the Face of the Sun). Same as Arara and Kinich-Kakmo. Sun-god of the Maya of Yucatan, tutelar of the north,170Kinich-Kakmo(Sun-bird).I. Same as Kinich-ahau,which see.II. The pyramid of, ruin at Itzamal,187Klaproth, H. J. von.And the Fu Sang fallacy,3Knuc(Palace of Owls). Ruin at Aké,186Kuicatecs.Aboriginal Mexican race,24;a medium through which Maya civilisation filtered to the north,147Kukulcan.Maya form of Quetzalcoatl,83,167;regarded as King of Mayapan,152Kumsnöotl.God of the Salish Indians,83

Kabah.Maya city; ruins at,190–191

Kab-ul(The Miraculous Hand). Name given to Itzamna,187

Kakchiqueldialect,145

Kakchiquels.A Maya people of Guatemala,157–159;and the episode of the defeat of Cay Hun-Apu,159

“Kamucu” (We see). The song of the Kiche at the first appearance of the sun, and at death of the first men,232

Kan.A minor Maya deity,170

Kanikilak.Indian deity,83,84

Ki Pixab(Corner of the Earth). Name given by the Kiche to their land of origin,254

Kiche.A Maya people of Guatemala,157–159;their rulers supreme in Guatemala,158;their story of the creation as related in thePopol Vuh,209;origin of, as related in thePopol Vuh,229–230;fond of ceremonial dances and chants,238

Kiche(orQuiche) dialect,145,209;thePopol Vuhoriginally written in,207,209

“Kingdom of the Great Snake.” Semi-historical Maya empire,144

Kinich-ahau(Lord of the Face of the Sun). Same as Arara and Kinich-Kakmo. Sun-god of the Maya of Yucatan, tutelar of the north,170

Kinich-Kakmo(Sun-bird).I. Same as Kinich-ahau,which see.II. The pyramid of, ruin at Itzamal,187

Klaproth, H. J. von.And the Fu Sang fallacy,3

Knuc(Palace of Owls). Ruin at Aké,186

Kuicatecs.Aboriginal Mexican race,24;a medium through which Maya civilisation filtered to the north,147

Kukulcan.Maya form of Quetzalcoatl,83,167;regarded as King of Mayapan,152

Kumsnöotl.God of the Salish Indians,83

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