E
Earth-Mother. See Teteoinnan
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
G
Gama, Antonio. His work on Mexican lore and antiquities, 58
Ghanan. Name given to God E by Brinton, 174
God A of 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 lost Popol Vuh found 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
H
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. His English 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 in Popol Vuh myth, 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, or Tupac-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 the Teo-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 usually represented, 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 the Popol 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 the Popol 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 the Popol Vuh,
229–230;
probably same as Nahua Tezcatlipoca, 237;
his sub-gods, 237
I
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;
the quipos, 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 the Popol Vuh myth, 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 the Teo-Amoxtli, 45;
his Historia Chichimeca and Relaciones, 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
K
Kabah. Maya city; ruins at, 190–191
Kab-ul (The Miraculous Hand). Name given to Itzamna, 187
Kakchiquel dialect, 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 the Popol Vuh,
209;
origin of, as related in the Popol Vuh, 229–230;
fond of ceremonial dances and chants, 238
Kiche (or Quiche) dialect, 145,
209;
the Popol Vuh originally 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