Moqui Indians, tau symbol used by, 119.

Morien, 471.

Morse, Edward T., 473, 478.

Mortillet, Gabriel de, 19.

Mortuary customs in Mexico, placing jade with dead of upper class, and texaxoctli with dead of lower class, 195;

carried northward from the south, 196;

body of Mexican ruler covered with raiment of four principal gods, 209.

Moslems, 324.

Motowori, 575.

Motul, dictionary of, 112.

Mound, symbol of Earth, 110;

in symbolic carving from Brazil or Guiana, 224.

Mound-builders (see “Earth-work Builders”).

Mountain, sacred (see “Pyramid or Mountain”).

Mueller, Iwan, 454.

Müller, Max, 459, 484, 564.

Muluc, Maya division of 4 years assigned to the north, 218.

Mummy, in Egyptian symbolism, 380, 394, 403, 404, 410.

Museums: American, of New York, 234;

Berlin, 380, 417, 423, 424, 426, 427, 457, 460, 507;

Bonn, 464; British, 151, 166, 234, 353, 355-357, 366, 457, 459;

Dresden, 129, 155;

Ghizer, 427;

National, Mexico, 9, 13, 86, 93, 98, 256, 260;

National, Washington, 19, 51;

New Haven, 507;

Peabody, 34, 48, 61, 153, note, 195, 218, note, 512;

South Kensington, 216, 227, 234, 239, 313;

Stockholm, 48; Trocadero, 104, 174, note.

Mushroom-shaped stone figures, from San Salvador and Guatemala, 114;

represent native idea of Above and Below with central ruler of both, 114;

indicate belief in one supreme ruler, 115.

Mussulman, 324.

Muyscas of Bogota, 171.

(see separate heading), 54, 55, 56, 105, 138, 200, 223, 313-318, 334, 340, 353, 495;

flood and destruction myths

(see separate heading), 88, 240, 253, 270-275;

migration myths

(see separate heading), 43, 149, 150, 201, 202, 206, 207, 210, 211-217, 525-530;

star cult myths,—Mexican, 11, 12, 25, 26;

American Indian, 511, note;

Turanian, 517, 518;

Mexican, life after death and relative position of man and woman, 38, 39;

Tezcatlipoca cast down from Heaven and arose as an ocelot, 44, 45;

Quilaztli, “woman serpent,” 60-62;

Maya, culture hero, Kukulcan, 69;

suggesting worship of Polaris, 159;

relating to 7-day period among the Cakchiquel Indians of Guatemala, 182;

Peruvian, concerning the Inca Yupanqui who introduced the worship of the Creator, 152, 153;

relating to ancestors of Manco Capac and the “royal eagle,” 156;

concerning contest between serpent and eagle, compared with similar Mexican tradition, 159;

Japanese, concerning birthplace of Japanese race, 310;

Arabian, Moslem tradition about Heavenly and earthly Kaaba, 324;

astronomical, 465;

Assyrian, relating to planet Venus and god Ishtar, 344;

Greek, about fire-drill, 496, and Ixion, 500;

Rig Veda, origin of fire, 521.

Nahr-el-Kelb, bas-reliefs at, 357;

Esarhaddon stela, 359.

Nahuas of Mexico compared with Nahushas of India, 509, 519.

Nahui-ollin, Mexican symbol, “four movements,” 170;

represents four movements of constellations, 250;

summary of the four-fold divisions of which it was a symbol, 251;

commemorated the four epochs of the world's history, 253;

common to the various ancient peoples of America, 256, note

(see also Ollin).

Nakhunte, king of Susiana, 299.

Naming of children in Mexico and Yucatan, 242.

Navel, name of cosmical centre where human victims were annually sacrificed by Mexican priests=“Navel of the Earth,” 64;

Cuzco called “Navel of the Earth,” 133;

symbol in ancient American art, 296;

in Arabia, 323;

in India, “Navel of the heaven,” 520;

“Navel of the world,” 521.

Navigation, primitive crafts and charts, Ceylon and Karashee, 159, 160;

Peruvian fishing boats of seal skin;

Quetzalcoatl's twin raft of serpent or seal skin;

illustrations in native codices and sculptures, 160

(see also Boat and Maritime intercourse).

Nebuchadnezzar, 365.

Necklace of hearts and hands, on Mexican idol, indicative of supplication, 128.

Neo-platonism, 527.

Nepantla, the zenith, 38.

Nest, in Egyptian symbolism, 398.

Nestorian Tablet, 304.

New Year's Day, in ancient Mexico and Central America, 240-244;

in China, 292;

in Mesopotamia, 321, 557;

in Babylonia and Assyria, 331, 346;

in ancient Egypt, 419, 425-437;

in Scandinavia, 473.

Nezahual coyotl, ruler of Texcoco who erected temple to “Unknown God,” 33, 163;

title, Ome Tochtli=2 rabbit, 180.

Nicaragua, star-symbol on pottery from, 50;

ancient occupation by Nahuatl-speaking race, 158;

jade celts from, 195.

Niebuhr, 514.

Night, priest of, lord of, 82;

sons of, 83;

Egyptian symbol of, a star suspended by thread, 387.

Nimroud bas-reliefs, 366.

Nirvana, in Hindu religion, 315.

Nordenskjöld, Baron Gustav, 119, 230, note.

Norsemen, Eddas, symbolism, celestial tree, 502, 503.

North, symbols of, 10;

sign of, 35;

underworld, 39;

in Cosmos, associated with Tecpatl=flint, red, fire, warmth, 42;

symbol of, 56, 57;

color of, red, 57;

lord of, 57;

female region, 64;

symbol of, in Mexican calendar-stone, 250;

region of the dead, 267;

Maya name and symbol of, 278;

Buddha associated with, 316;

veneration of, in India, 317;

in Egyptian pyramid symbolism, 381;

Babylonian word=akkad, 400.

Nose, grotesque, on sculptures at Copan, Quirigua and Palenque, 240.

Nose ornament, religious idea associated with, 103.

Nott and Gliddon, races of men recognized by ancient Egyptians, 373.

Numbers, sacred, 29, 30

(see Numerical divisions).