The fundamental principles of Old and New World civilizations : a comparative research based on a study of the ancient Mexican religious, sociological and calendrical systems (1901)
Nuttall, Zelia, 1858-1933 · Cambridge, Mass. : Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology · leaf 101
ife proceeded, sacred emblematic rites were performed, the purpose of which was to typify the union, in the centre, of the four elements requisite for the productiveness of the earth. The ground plan of the Caracol or Round Temple of Chichen- Itza, which was built, according to tradition, by the… … of these circular edifices. It is obvious that such rites could only have been fitly performed by the cooper¬ ation of both twin rulers or Quequetzalcoas, each of whom person¬ ified two elements. The appropriate season for such rites would be that when the necessity of insuring a successful harvest…
Civilization -- History · Mayas -- Antiquities · Calendar, Mexican · Mythology · Calendar · Swastikas
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