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 510
instead of the wavy lines, the conventional representation of a drop of water is depicted — the idea in both cases being obviously identical and agreeing with the primeval universal conception of heat or fire, and water emanating from a common source, and flowing to the cardinal points. In both… … Fig. 73. we see the axle with rays issuing from a circular band of water- A receptacle filled with water occupies the centre and contains a tecpatl, the symbol of the north, the same associated with the fire- drill god in the next figure. In fig. 1, 4, the central fountain is surrounded, as in many…
Civilization -- History · Mayas -- Antiquities · Calendar, Mexican · Mythology · Calendar · Swastikas
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