Abnakis,174Acagchemem, a Californian tribe,105Age of man in America,35-37Ages of the world,213 sq.Akakanet,61Akanzas,238Akenatzi,284Algonkins, location,26name of God,58 n.mythical ancestors,77veneration of birds,103of serpents,108,109,113,116myths and rites,133,136,144,147,151,161,174,198,209,220,224,236,240,244,248,277,297Aluberi, a name of God,58 n.Anahuac,29,282Angont, a mythical serpent,136Apalachian tribes,27,225Apocatequil, a Peruvian deity,153Ararats, of America,203Araucanians,33name of God,48,61myths,204,248Arks,255Arowacks,58 n.Ataensic, an Iroquois deity,123,131,170Ataguju, or Atachuchu,152Atatarho, mythical Iroquois chief,118Athapascan tribes,24myths,104,150,195,205,229,248,257Atl, an Aztec deity,131Aurora borealis,245Aymaras,31,34,177Aztecs, their books and characters,10divisions,29names of God,48,50,58 n.government,69rites,72,126,127,147calendar,74worship of cross,95names of cardinal points,93worship of birds,102,106,107of serpents,111myths,132,133,134,138,144,156,171,181,205,214 sq.,227,240,246,248,252,258priests,282prayers,292Aztlan,181Bacab, Maya gods,80Baptism,125seq.Bimini,87Bird, symbol of,101 sq.,195 sq.,229,254Blue, symbolic meaning of,47Bochica,183Boiuca, a mythical isle,87Bones, preservation of,255soul in the,257Botocudos,123,201Brasseur, Abbé, his works,41Brazilian tribes,102,134,250(SeeTupis,Botocudos.)Busk, a Creek festival,71,96Caddoes,93,203Camaxtli,158Cardinal points, adoration of,67 sq.names of,93 sq.Caribs,32theory of lightning,104,114myths and rites,145,184,223,237,244,256priests,282Catequil. (SeeApocatequil.)Centeotl, goddess of maize,22,134Chac, Maya gods,80Chalchihuitlycue, an Aztec god,123Chantico, an Aztec god,138Cherokees, location,25name of God,51serpent myth,115baptism,128deluge,205priests,281Chia, goddess of Muyscas,134Chichimec,139 n.,158Chicomoztoc, the Seven Caves,227Chicunoapa, the Aztec Styx,249Chipeways, picture-writing,10records,17magicians,71myths,163,168Choctaws, location,27name of God,51myths,84 n.,225,261priests,281Cholula,180,181,204,228Cihuacoatl, the Serpent Woman,120Cihuapipilti,246Circumcision,147Citatli,131Clairvoyance,269Coatlicue,118Colors, symbolism of,47,80,140,165Con or Contici,155,176Coxcox,202Craniology, American,35Creation, myths of,193seq.Creeks, location,27name of God,50rites,71,96mythical ancestors,77serpent myth,115other myths,137,225,242,244priests,273,283Cross, symbolic meaning of,95-7,183,188of Palenque,118Cupay, the Quichua Pluto,61,251Cusic, his Iroquois legends,63,108 n.Dakotas, location,28rites,71language,75mythical ancestors,77myths,62,103,133,150,237,259,279Dawn, myths of,166,167,175,227Delawares,140 n.,144(SeeLenni Lenape.)Deluge, myth, origin, etc.,198-212Devil, idea of unknown to red race,59,251Divination,278Dobayba,123Dog, as a symbol,137,229,247-9Dove, asa asymbol,107Dualism, moral, not found in America,59sexual not found,146Eagle, as a symbol,104East, myths, concerning,91,165,174,180(SeeDawn.)Eastman, Mrs., herLegends of the Sioux,103Eldorado,87Enigorio and Enigohahetgea,63Epochs of nature,200seq.Esaugetuh Emissee,50Eskimos, location,23name of chief god,50,76term for south,94veneration of birds,101myths,173 n.,193,226,229,241,245,261,280Fear in religion,141,292Fire-worship,140seq.Flood-myth. (SeeDeluge.)Florida,87Forty, a sacred number,94Fountain of youth,129Four, the sacred number of red race,66 sq.,105,157,167,178,182,184,240Four brothers, the myth of,76-83,152,167,178,182Garhonia, Iroquois deity,48Gizhigooke, the day-maker,169Guaranis,32,84 n.Guatavita Lake,124Gucumatz, the bird-serpent,118Gumongo, god of the Monquis,93Haitians, myths of,78,85,135,188Hand, symbol of the,183Haokah, Dakota thunder god,151Hawaneu. (SeeNeo.)Heaven, the, of the red race,243Hell, the hidden world,252Heno, Iroquois thunder-god,156Hiawatha, myth of,172Hobbamock,60Huemac, the Strong-hand,181,183Huitzilopochtli, the god of war,118,282Hunting, its effect on the mind,21,67,100Hurakan or hurricane, meaning of,51a Maya god,81,82,114,156,196Hurons,25,48,114,136,169,248,250,275Hushtoli, Choctaw name of God,51Illatici, Quichua name of God,55,155Incas, secret language,31official title,69ancestors,82,153arms,120sun-worship,142myths,188,191,244Ioskeha, supreme god of Iroquois,63,170-2Iroquois, location,25name of God,48,53myths of,83,85,169-72,196,227,236veneration of serpents,108,116,118of fire,148Isolation of the red race,20,34Itzcuinan, the Bitch-Mother,138Jarvis, Dr., his Discourse on American Religions,39Juripari,61Killistenoes,270Kittanitowit,58,60Ku, a name of divinity,46,47Kukulcan, god of air,118Languages of America,7esoteric of priests,284Lenni Lenape,26,96,161,231Light, universal symbol of divinity,173Lightning, the,112seq.,151seq.,168Madness, as inspiration,274seq.Magic, natural,266Maistre, Joseph de, his theory of mythology,291, n.Maize, distribution of,22,37Man, origin of,222 sq.,258word for,223Mandans,71,85,107,184,205,228Manibozho. (SeeMichabo.)Mannacicas,250Manoa,87Manes,111Mayas, alphabet,13location,30calendar,74,80mythical ancestors,79,80,85myths and rites,93,146,183,188,214,221name of cross,97Mbocobi,201Meda worship,162 n.Medicine,45lodge,267men,264,277seq.Memory, cultivated by picture-writing,18Mesmerism,272Messou,209(SeeMichabo.)Metempsychosis,253Mexicans, (SeeAztecs.)Meztli,132,135Michabo, supreme Algonkin god,63,116,136,161-9,198,220,294Mictlan, god of the dead,92,252Migrations, coarse of,34Milky-way,244Millennium,261Minnetarees,228,230,250Mixcoatl, or Mixcohuatl,22,51,158Mixtecas,90,196Monan,211Monquis,93,106Montezuma,187,190Moon, worship of,130seq.Moxos,124,230Müller, J. G., his work on American religions,40,59,61Mummies,257-60Muscogees,195(SeeCreeks.)Muyscas,31myths,84 n.,183-4Nahuas,29,73myths,84 n.,118,138,158,206(SeeAztecs.)Nanahuatl,135Natchez,27,28 n.myths,126,142,149,205,225,239Natural religions,3Navajos,79,84 n.,103,127,205,241Neo, Iroquois corruption ofDieu,53Nemqueteba,183Netelas,50,105 n.NezPercés272,281Nicaraguans,145,158,201,245,288Nine Rivers, the,248Nootka Indians,297North, myths concerning,82Nottoways,25,84Numbers, sacred,66,98(SeeFour,Three,Seven.)Occaniches,284Oki, name of God,46-8Onniont, a mythical serpent,114Onondagas,171Oonawleh unggi,51Otomis,6,158Ottawas,93,145,161Ottoes,84 n.Pacari Tampu,82,179,227Pachacamac,56,176-7,298Panos,13Paradise, myth of,86seq.Paria,87Passions, worship of,146,149Pawnees,71 n.,84 n.Pend d’Oreilles,233Peru,69rites and myths,82,102,106,131,132,137,138,142,149,152 sq,176-9,188,213,219,227,240,251,260priests,278,282,284(SeeAymaras,Incas.)Phallic worship,146,149Picture writing,9Pilgrimages, custom of,301Pimos,185Prayers, specimens of,296-300Priesthood, native,263 sq.Puelches,277Quetzalcoatl, the supreme Aztec god,106,118,157,180-3,188,294-6Quiateot, a rain god,131Quichés,30Sacred Book,41names for God,51,58 n.evil deities,64myth of first four brothers,81of paradise,89of creation,196of flood,207of hell,251,258Quichuas,31religion,55ancestors,82,153names of cardinal points,93 n.myths,155(SeePeru,Incas.)Quipus,14Rattlesnake, as a symbol,108 sq.Raven, as a symbol,195,204,213,229Red, symbolic meaning,80,88,140Sacrifice, its meaning,291Sacs,84,277Sanscrit flood-myth,212Schwarz, Dr., his views of mythology,112Seminoles,129Serpent, as a symbol,107 sq.,136,158Seven, a sacred number,66,128 n.,202,204,273 n.,281,283Shawnees,26,84 n.,110,113,114,144,281Shoshonees,28,138Sillam Innua,50,76Sioux,28,151,236Soul, notions concerning,235 sq.,277Sua, the Muysca God,184Sun-worship,141 sq.,149,243-9Suns, Aztec,215 sq.Takahlis,127,197,201,253,256Tamu,184,294Taras,158Taronhiawagon,171Tawiscara,170Teczistecatl,132Teatihuacan,46,69Three, a sacred number,66,98,156Thunder-storm, in myths,150 sq.Tici, the vase,130Timberlake, Lt., hisMemoirs,115Titicaca, Lake,124,178Tlacatecolotl, supposed Aztec Satan,106Tlaloc, god of rain,75,88,156-7Tlalocan,88,246Tlapallan,88,91,181Tloque nahuaque,58 n.Tohil,157Toltecs,29,180Tonacatepec,88Toukaways,231Trinity, in American religions,156Tulan,88,89,181Tupa,32,84,152,185Tupis,32myths,83 n.,152,185,210,258,274Twins, sacred to lightning,153-4Unktahe, a Dakota god,133Vase, symbol of,130,155Viracocha, supreme god in Peru,124,155,177-80Waitz, Dr., hisAnthropology,40,288Wampum,15Water, myths of,122seq.,194West, myths of,92,93,166White, as a symbol,165,174-6Whiteman’s land,21 n.Winds, myths of,49-52,74 sq.,96,103,166,182Winnebagoes,220Witchitas,224Writing, modes of,9-13Xelhua,228Xibalba,64,251Xochiquetzal,137Xolotl,258Yakama language,50Yamo and Yama, twin deities,154 n.Yoalli-ehecatl,50Yohualticitl,132Yupanqui, Inca,55Yurucares,201,224,259Zac, empire of,31,124Zamna, culture hero of Mayas,93,183,188Zapotecs,183