human
Can you continue this poem for me?
  In the appended Vocabulary I have inserted only those words and
expressions for which I can suggest correct--or, at least,
probable--renderings. Others will have to be left to future
investigators.
Totochtin, the Rabbits, Gods of the Drunkards, Hymn XVII
Atlaua, Singing and Dancing, Hymn XVIII
There is another Nahuatl MS. of Sahagun's history in the private
Lord Kingsborough says in a note in his voluminous work on the
_Antiquities of Mexico_ that this portion of Sahagun's text was
Such is the history of this curious document, and with this brief
ouayyeo, ayyayya.
ayyayyo, noteuh aya tepanquizqui mitoaya.
itlaxotecatl teuhtla milacatzoaya.
xinechoncentlalizqui.
xinechoncentlalizqui.
_Var._ 6. This verse is omitted in the Medicean MS.
mixteca.
omocentlalique ca in calipan in yautioa ca tlatlaz ynin cal.
Picha-Huasteca, he conquered them.
Huitzilopochtli was the well-known war-god of the Azteca, whose
lightning serpent (the _xiuhcoatl_).
translation by its side.
Can maceualli                      Only a subject,
Can tlacatl catca.                 Only a mortal was.
Naualli                            A magician,
Tetzauitl                          A terror,
Atlacacemelle                      A stirrer of strife,
Teixcuepani                        A deceiver,
Quiyocoyani in yaoyotl             A maker of war,
Yautecani                          An arranger of battles,
Yautlatoani;                       A lord of battles;
Ca itechpa mitoaya                 And of him it was said
Tepan quitlaza                     That he hurled
In xiuhcoatl                       His flaming serpent,
Immamalhuaztli                     His fire stick;
Quitoznequi yaoyotl                Which means war,
Teoatl tlachinolli.                Blood and burning;
Malmicouaya                        Captives were slain,
Tlaaltilmicoaya                    Washed slaves were slain,
Tealtilaya impochteca.             The merchants washed them.
Auh inic mochichiuaya:             And thus he was arrayed:
Xiuhcoanauale                      Holding his serpent torch,
Xiuhtlalpile                       Girded with a belt,
Matacaxe                           Bracelets upon his arms,
Tzitzile                           Wearing turquoises,
Oyuvale.                           As a master of messengers.
nimauia, yuiyoc yn nomalli.
nimauia yuiyoc, ynomalli.
_Var._ 6. Vitzanaoac teuhoaqui machiotla. _MS. Med._
chicauaztica, ayauicalo tlallocanaya.
ilhuiquetl, tetzauhpilla niyayalizqui aya y chocaya.
chicauaztlica ayauicallo tlalloca.
tlaloc. Amapanitl annauhcampa ye moquetzquetl, _q.n._, amapanitl
nauhcampa omoquequetz. Aoyeque naichocaya, _id est_, itlaocuyaya.
ticmochiuilia in motonacayouh. Catlachtoquetl, _q.n._, teuatl
ticmochiuilia auh in aquin timitzpinauia.
topanecauiloz, _id est_, in tepan mochiuaz. Ayoc inomatia ay
directions, and no one weeps.
It will be observed that v. 10 is a repetition of v. 6. The word
festival by four small buildings near the water's edge, carefully
mozcaltizqui tonan tlaltecutli, ayao, ayyao, ayyaa.
auicacopa acatl xamontoca.
moquichtiuiui tlalli cuecuechiuia aqui moxayaual teueuella.
The goddess Chimalipan is not mentioned by the authorities at my
The Gloss distinctly states that the mother of Huitzilopochtli is
xatenonotza.
ueyaquixtoc icçotl uncan in temoc in chicueyocan.
otipeuhque tleica in amo anualquiça tleica yn ayaualquiça.
netotilo in tetecuti yeua moteicnelil ca mauiztic.
descending there, let me not put you to shame.
appears, let his subjects assist.
_Ixcoçauhqui_, "the Yellow Faced," was the Mexican God of Fire.
The reference in v. 6 seems to be to one of the women who were
nitlacat.
noyehuatl in quetzalcocox.
The hymn appears to be in memory of the leadership of Mixcoatl in
yoaltica tlao çinteutla, oay.
_Cipactonal_, the reputed discoverer of the Aztec calendar. See
tamoanchan oay.
xochinquetzalla xoyauia ay topa niaz, oay.
On _Tamoanchan_ see notes to Hymn IV.
physical pollution.
niuaya, niuaya, ay ca nauh.
_Amimitl_, "the water-arrow," or "fish-spear," was, according to
The absence of a Gloss to this hymn adds to the difficulty of a
quitlacatilia in cozcatl quetzalli oncan yoliua, tlacatiua.
pantheon.
uitzalochpa chalima aueuetl ye colhoa.
teumilco chicauaztica motlaquechizca.
nitlatatacaya.
nopilhoan in chalmeca xicuiti in tziuactli xinechtemilica.
tlalpiliuiz nic temaca in quauiuitl.
supports us.
Cihuacoatl was the mythical mother of the human race. Her name,
fertility that she always bore two children at one lying-in.
essentially a goddess of fertility and reproduction. The name
chalchiuecatl xiquitta mach, oya moteca piltzintecutli yoanchan,
yoanchan.
satisfied her passion.
flowers. I am the only flower, the new, the glorious one.
teocuitlaquemitl, xicmoquenti quetlauia.
mitzualitta moteua, noyolceuizquin tlacatl achtoquetl tlaquauaya,
teutl, macoc yye chocaya.
_Var._ 3. Tezcatzoncatl tepan. 4. Axalaca.
Tezcatzoncatl was one of the chief gods of the native inebriating
quetzaltototl, nic ya izcaltiquetla.
_Atlaua_, mentioned by Olmos, who translates the word "Master of
On _Quilaztli_ see notes to Hymn XIII.
yacallea tlamacazecatlo tlamocoyoualca.
niquiyatlacaz, niquiyamamaliz, mixcoatepetl colhoacan.
tezcaxocoyeua, tzoniztapaliati tlaoc xoconoctlia ho, a.
macuilxochitl.
mixcoatepetl colhoacan, _id est_, nictepeuaz.
tzocotzontla anomatia aytoloc.
pipitla anomatia aytoloc.
nechualyauicatiaque xalli itepeuhya.
tzocotzontla, amo nomatia in omito yauyutl.
assistant
Sure, a continuation for this poem could be:
  water, going to where the sand begins.
particulars of his worship.
A, prefix, negative, or positive prefix, = _atl_, water.
Acatecunotzaya, XVIII, 3. Equivalent, according to the Gloss, to
_onimitznotz_.
Achalchiuhtla, XV, 3. Comp. of _atl_, and _chalchiuitl_.
Achtoquetl, XV, 3, 4. In the first place, first.
Acxolma, XIII, 2. Apparently related to _acxoyatl_, wild laurel.
Açan, XIII, 3. Much, many times.
Aça naxcan, XVIII, 5, 6; XX, 3, 4. Only now, for _çan axcan_.
Ahuia, II, 1. An interjection.
Anneuaya, III, 2. Poetic for _in nehuatl_, "ego ipse."
Annotata, III, 4. Poetic for _in no-tauan_, my forefathers.
Annoteua, III, 2. Poetic for _in no-teuh_, my lord.
Anomatia, XX, 1. Not to know, to be ignorant of.
Aoyequene, III, 1. For _aoc yequene_, "and also no one."
Apana, XV, 2. Comp. of _atl_, water, and _pani_, upon, postpos.
Aquamotla, III, 5. From _quammomotla_, to play ball (?).
Atl, XIV, 4. Water. In composition, _a_.
Atliyollo, XX, 3, 4. From _atli_, to drink water. (?)
Aua, III, 7. An interjection (?).
Auatic, IV, 6. Mistress of the waters (_atl_, water).
Ayauh, III, 6. Fog, mist; compound form of _ayauitl_.
Ayauhcalcatl, VI, 6. One who has charge of the mist. Compare
_tepancalcatl_, a gardener.
Ayouica, VI, 5. For _ayaic_, never.
Ça, Çan, VII, 1. Only, solely.
Calli, I, 5, 6. House; _calipan_, in the house.
Cana, XII, 1. Somewhere.
Cane, XII, 1. For _ca nel_, and truly.
Caqui, VIII, 2. To hear, to listen.
Caquia, II, 1. From _caqui_, to hear.
Catella, III, 4. For _catel_; who indeed?
Caua, XIV, 7; XV, 2. To cease, to stop; to surpass; to lay down.
Cenpoliuiz, XIII, 7. From _cempoliui_, to perish wholly.
Centla, XIII, 2. For _centli_, ear of corn, dried corn.
Centlalia, I, 5, 6. To assemble.
Chacalhoa, XIV, 11. For _chachaloa_, to tinkle, to resound.
oneself; _atl_, water; _co_, postposition.
Chalchimichuacan, XIV, 4. "The cerulean home of the fishes."
Chalchiuhecatl, XIV, 9. From _chalchiuitl_, jade; metaphorically,
especially a drum.
Chicueyocan, VI, 2. In eight folds. From _chicuei_, eight.
Chimal, XI, 2. For _chimalli_, buckler, shield.
Chimalticpac, XVIII, 3. "Above the shield."
Chiua, III, 3. To make, to form, to do.
Chocaya, III, 1, 7. From _choca_, to weep, to cry out.
Chocayotica, XII, 2. Adverbial from _choca_: "weepingly."
Cholola, XIV, 11; XX, 2. Proper name. "Place of the fugitives."
Ciuatontla, VI, 6. For _ciuatontli_, little woman.
Cochina, XIV, 12. From _cochi_, to sleep.
Colhoa, XIII, 1. For _Colhoacan_, proper name.
Coliuacan, XVII, 2; XIX, 4. Proper name, for _Colhoacan_.
Cuecuechiuia, V, 2. From _cuecuechoa_, to shake.
Cuecuexi, XI, 3. From _cuecuechoa_, to shake.
Cueponi, IV, 1, etc. To bloom, to blossom.
Cuicatl, I, 1, _et sæpe_. Hymn, song. In compos., _cuic_.
Eztlamiyaual, III, 2. Apparently from _eztli_, blood, race, and
_tlamiauati_, to surpass, to excel.
Yancuic, IV, 7. New, fresh, green.
Yancuipilla, XII, 3. New-born babe.
Yantata, XIV, 3. An exclamation.
prominent. But the etymology is not clear.
Yautiua, I, 5, 6. Freq. from _yaotia_, to fight.
Yautlatoaquetl, XV, 3, 4. _See_ _yautlatoaya_.
Yautlatoaya, I, 3; V. 1. From _yaotl_, war, _tlatoa_, to speak.
_Yautlatoani_, ruler in war, was one of the titles of
Yca, IV, 6. With which.
Icnocaua, XVI, 1, 2. To leave unprotected, as orphans.
Ye, VIII, 1. Already, this, but, nevertheless.
Yeua, I, 4, etc. For _yehuatl_, he, it, that.
Ihuitl, I, 3; IV, 7. A feather; _met._, a model, pattern.
Ihiya, II, 2. Apparently for _iye_, yes, affirmative particle.
Ilhuiquetl, III, 8. From _ilhuia_, to say, to call.
Iliuiz, XV, 5. Thoughtlessly; with negative prefix _a_, not
thoughtlessly.
Ymocxi, I, 2. Poetic for _in micti_, from _mictia_, to slaughter.
Yoatzin, XV, 3, 4. Reverential of _yoalli_, night.
Yocoxquia, XIX, 4. Peaceably, quietly.
Yolcan, XVIII, 5. Place of birth.
Yolceuiz, XV, 3, 4. To appease, to please.
Yollotl, IV, 6. Heart, mind, center.
Itaca, IV, 6. For _itacatl_, food, sustenance.
Iteamic, XIV, 11. From _itta_, to see.
Itta, IV, 8. To see, to esteem.
sometimes becomes _itz_, as in _itzoca_, "tener sucia la
cara," Molina, _Vocabulario_.
Yua, III, 8. To send.
Ixtlauatl, IV, 6. Open field, uncultivated region.
Yyaconay, I, 1. For _ayac-on-ay_, as appears by the gloss.
Izqui, XIV, 8. As many as.
Ma, VI, 1. 1. Sign of negative, no, not. 2. Sign of imperative.
Macaiui, XVII, 3, 4. From _macoa_, and _i_, to drink.
Maceualli, VI, 4. Subjects, servants.
Maceuh, XX, 3. From _maceua_, to seek for, to obtain.
Mach, XIV, 7. Intensive particle.
Machiyotla, II, 6, 7. For _machiotl_, sign, example.
Macoa, I, 3; XVII, 3. To aid, to assist.
Malinalli, XIII, 4. A broom.
Malli, II, 3, 4, 5. Captive; one taken by hand.
Mama, XIV, 11. To carry a load on the shoulders.
Mamalia, XIX, 4. To penetrate.
Maololo, XIV, 12. From _ma-ololo_, to cover with the hand.
Mati, II, 1. To know.
Matiuia, XIV, 11. For _matihuia_, from _mati_.
Matlauacal, VII, 4. A net-basket.
Ma-tonicaya, X, 1. Let it shine, let it be bright; from _tona_.
Mauia, II, 3, 4, 5. To give into the hands of, to deliver up.
Maui noyol, XIV, 11. To fear in my heart.
Mazatl, IV, 6. (Doubtful.) Deer; any large wild animal.
Mecatla, VI, 2. For _mecatl_, cord, rope.
Mimicha, IV, 8. Fish, for _michin_.
Mimilcatoc, VI, 2. Twisted, twined.
Mitoaya, I, 3. For _mo-itoa-ya_, it is said, they said.
Mixcoatepetl, XIX, 4. The mountain or town of Mixcoatl.
Mixcoatl, XIII, 5. A proper name.
Mixiui, XII, 1. To accouch, to bear a child.
Mixiuiloc, V, 1. From _mixiui_, to accouch, to bear a child.
Mo-cuiltonoa, VI, 5. To rejoice or enjoy greatly.
Moneçoya, XVIII, 3. From _neçi_, to appear.
Mo-neuila, XIII, 7. From _eua_, to rise up, to come forth.
Moquichtiuiui, V, 2. _Oquichuia_, to suffer manfully.
Moteua, XV, 4. Perhaps from _itoa_, to say, "it is said."
Mo-tonacayouh, III, 3. Our flesh; the usual form is _tonacayo_.
Moxayaual, V, 2. From _yaualoa_, to wander about.
Nacha, III, 7. For _nachcan_, there, in that place.
Nacochtla, XIV, 11. The ears.
Nahuia, III, 6. From _naui_, four.
Nanquilia, VII, 6; XIX, 3. To answer.
Naualachic, XIV, 9. Skilfully; from _naualchiua_, to do something
Nauaquia, XIV, 6. Perhaps for _nahuaque_, an epithet of divinity.
leave.
Nella, III, 3. For _nelli_, truly.
Nen, adv. I, 1. In vain, of no advantage.
Nenequia, XV, 1. To oppose, to be angry with.
Nepaniui, VIII, 5. To join, to unite oneself to.
Nepanauia, III, 9. _Nepan_, thither, and _yauh_, to go.
Nepapan, II, 2; XIV, 5. Diverse, varied.
or guiding (in dance or song).
Niuaya, X, 2. For _ni-ihua-ya_, I sent (some one).
No. 1. Possess, pron. my, mine. 2. Adv. also, yet.
Nomauilia, X, 4. To do a thing personally.
Nomiuh, XVIII, 4. _No-omitl_, my bone, point, arrow.
Nopeltzin, XIII, 5. _No-pilli-tzin_, "my revered lord."
No-tauane, VI, 1. Our fathers.
Noyoco, XI, 5. Apparently for _niyoco_, "with me alone."
Noyollo, XV, 3. From _yollotl_, heart, soul, courage, etc.
Oc, II, 2. Yet, besides this.
Ocelocoatl, III, 4. "Tiger snake."
Ocoyoalle, VIII, 2. "The night pine." Apparently a proper name.
Ocutitlana, XI, 2. "Among the pine woods."
Ollama, XIV, 9. To play at ball; from _olli_, a ball.
Olya, XVIII, 1. A form from _ololoa_, to cover or clothe oneself.
spot. The terminal, _co_, is the postposition, at.
Opuchi, XVIII, 6. "Left-handed;" by the Gloss = _tiacauh_, brave,
Otlacatqui, XIV, 3, 4. _Ilacati_, to be born.
Otli, VIII, 5. Path, road.
Ouayyeo, I, 2. An interjection.
Oya, _sæpe_. 1. An interjection. 2. Preterit of _yauh_, to go.
Oyatonac, II, 6, 7. For _otonac_, from _tona_, to shine.
Oztomecatl, XIV, 11. A merchant.
Petlacalco, XX, 4. From _petlatl_, mat, _calli_, house, and _co_,
Peua, VI, 3. To begin.
Pillachiualoyan, XIV, 4. Locative from _pilli-chiua_, to engender
Piltzintecutli, IX, 2; XIV, 9. Lord of the youths or children,
_piltzintli_.
Pinauhtia, VI, 1. To make ashamed.
Poliuiz, XV, 3. From _poloa_, to destroy.
Pomaya, I, 2; XI, 1. Apparently for _panauia_, to conquer.
Potocaya, XIII, 6, 7. _Potli_, companion.
Quacuillo, III, 4; XX, 3. From _qua_, to eat.
Quatonalla, XVIII, 1. "Head bright," the helmet on the head.
explained in the Gloss, usually called the _quauhtzontli_, eagle
crest.
Quauinochitla, XI, 2. "Among the tuna trees."
Quentia, XV, 1. To dress oneself.
Quetza, XIV, 6. To arise from.
Quetzalcoatli, XI, 3; XIV, 6. Proper name.
Quetzalcocox, VII, 6; VIII, 7. The pheasant.
Queyamica, III, 8. For _quenamican_, how there?
Quilaztla, XIII, 1. For Quilaztli, another name of Cihuacoatl.
Quilazteutl, XVIII, 2. _See_ _Quilaztla_.
Hence it is a form from _yauh_, _yaqui_.
Quiyauatla, VI, 6. Poetic for _quiauitl_, rain.
Tamoanchan, IV, 1, etc. "We seek our home," a name applied to the
Teacuitlaquemitl, XV, 1. Golden garb.
Teca, III, 6. To spread out, especially of liquids.
Tecpanteutl, XVII, 3, 4. "Palace god."
Teicnellili, VI, 5. A benefit, an advantage.
Telipuchtla, II, 3, 4, 5. For _telpochtli_, a youth.
Tenamitl, I, 3. The wall of a city; hence, a town or city.
Tepanecatl, XI, 3. "Dweller in the palace." A proper name.
Tepanquizqui, I, 3. A substitute, one who represents another.
Tepetitlan, V, 2. "Among the mountains."
Tetzauiztli, I, 2. An object which causes fear. A name of
Huitzilopochtli. See Tezozomoc, _Cronica Mexicana_, cap.
should think it to be a compound of _teotl_, _conetl_,
_icpac_, "upon the son of the goddess." The son of
Teteunan was especially Centeotl, god of maize.
Teueuel, V, 2. Poetic from _ueue_, the ancients, the elders.
_teo-ome-chayaue_, "the twice divine seed-thrower," or
_teometl-chayaue_, the planter of the divine maguey.
Teumilco, XIII, 2. From _teotl_, _milli_, _co_, "in the divine
cornfield," fig. reference to the battlefield.
Teu-tlaneuiloc, III, 1. Explained by the Gloss as equivalent to
_onetlanauiloc_, an impersonal, passive, preterit, from
_naua_, "it was danced." The peculiar sacred dance
called _tlanaua_, performed by young girls, is described
by Sahagun, Lib. II, cap. 24.
Teutlalipan, IV, 8. In the divine earth.
Teyomi, VII, 1. From _teyo_, esteemed, honored.
Tezcatlipuca, XIX, 2. Proper name of a divinity.
Tezcatzintli, XIX, 5. Proper name from _tezcatl_, mirror.
Tianquiz, XIV, 6. The market place.
Tiçatl, IV, 7. Chalk; fig., model, pattern.
Tlacaluaz, XIV, 7. For _tlacaluaztli_, a blow-pipe.
Tlacatl, II, 1; XIII, 7. Mortal, creature, person.
Tlaçaz, XIX, 4. From _tlaça_, to overturn.
Tlachco, XIV, 10. The place of the ball play.
Tlachinaya, XIV, 5. From _tlachia_, to see.
Tlachtli, VII, 6. The ball.
of weapons," or arsenal. It was a room in that part of the
temple dedicated to Huitzilopochtli, and was filled with
arrows, spears, etc. Sahagun, Lib. VIII, cap. 32.
Tlaçolteutla, XIV, 2. Name of a Mexican goddess.
Tlacoyoalle, XIV, 1. At midnight.
Tlaixtotoca, X, 3. _Ixtotoca_, to search for.
Tlalli, XIV, 10. To place oneself; earth, ground.
Tlalocan, III, 5; XVI, 1. The home of Tlaloc. See p. 25.
Tlaloc tlamacazque, VIII, 3, 4, 6. "Dispensers of the benefits of
divinity.
Tlalpa, XIV, 6. From _tlalli_, earth, and _pan_.
Tlamocoyoualca, XIX, 1, 2. Apparently from _tlamaca_, to serve.
Tlani, XIV, 7. Below; _i-tlani_, below it.
Tlanuati, VIII, 3, 4. To send.
Tlapani, XVIII, 2. To break.
Tlapitza, XIV, 7. A flute.
Tlapoalli, III, 9. To number, to reckon.
Tlapomaya, _see_ _Pomaya_.
Tlaquaua, XV, 3, 4. To make strong, or hard.
Tlatia, XV, 1. 1. To hide oneself. 2. To burn oneself.
Tlatoa, XIV, 7, 11. To sing, to chant, to speak.
Tlatol, III, 8. For _tlatolli_, speech, discourses, prayers.
Tlatonazqui, XIV, 5. From _tona_, to shine.
Tlauana, XV, 1. To drink wine (_octli_),
Tlauia, XV, 1. To appear red or shining.
Tlauizcalle, XIV, 5; XIX, 2. Master of the house of the dawn. The
Tlaxotecatl teuhtla, I, 4. _See_ Tlaxotla.
Tlaxotla, I, 3. Passive form from _tlaça_, to hurl, to throw.
Huitzilopochtli was specifically "the hurler." _See_ Notes to
Tocuilechcatl, II, 2. _To_, our, _cuilia_, to paint, adorn; "our
adornment."
Tonanaya, XIII, 5. Reduplicated for _tonaya_, to shine forth.
Tonaqui, I, 1. A form from _tona_, to shine.
Tozquiuaua, XIX, 5. From _tozquitl_, voice.
Tziuaquimiuh, VII, 3. "My havresac made of tzihuac fibres."
Tzocotzontla, XX, 1. From _tzocoton_, little, _tzontli_, hair.
refers figuratively to the flames blazing upwards like hair
from a head.
Tzotzonia, XIX, 5. To play on an instrument.
Ualitla, XV, 4. Comp. of _uallauh_ and _itla_.
Ualmeua, XII, 3. To cry lustily.
Uelmatia, III, 4. To appear well, to be well.
Ueponi, VII, 1. _Uepollotl_, kin, relations.
Uexcaitoa, II, 1. To offer harm, to curse.
Xatenonotza, VI, 6. For _xi-tenonotza_, call ye upon, pray ye to.
Xeliui, XVIII, 4. To split, to divide.
Ximiçotica, XVI, 1, 2. From _iça_, to wake up, awake.
Xiuh, IV, 8. Green; grass.
laurel," or decorated with wild laurel, a plant probably
sacred to Tlaloc.
Xochinquauitl, XIV, 7. The flower-tree.
Xochiquetzal, XIV, 11. Proper name of a deity.
Xochitla, IV, 1, etc. Flowers, place of, or abundance of. From
Xochitlicacan, XIV, 3, 5. The place of flowers.
Xoconoctli, XIX, 5. From _xocotl_, fruit, apple.
Xocoyeua, XIX, 5. From _xococtl_, fruit.
Xolotl, XIV, 9. A servant, a page.
Abundance, the fabled house of,
Amantlan; a quarter of the city of Tenochtitlan,
Amimitl, the god:
hymn to,
his functions,
Ancient god, the, a name of the god of fire,
"Ancient Nahuatl Poetry," quoted,
the house of,
god of,
Artists, the goddess of,
Atlaua, the god:
hymn to,
signification of,
Auroras, the four,
Ayopechtli _or_ Ayopechcatl, a goddess:
hymn to,
functions of,
nation, wars of,
Ball, the game of,
Bread and water, fasting on,
Bustamente, his edition of Sahagun's _Historia_,
Cardinal points as symbols,
Chalchiucihuatl, a name of the goddess Chicomecoatl,
Chalmecatl, name of a deity,
Chichimecs, an ancient tribe,
Chicomecoatl, the goddess:
hymn to,
functions of,
her names,
Chicomolotl, a name of the goddess Chicomecoatl,
Chicomoztoc, the "seven caves,"
Childbirth, goddess of,
Chimalman, the goddess of,
Chimalipan, the virgin-mother,
Cholula or Chollolan, a place name,
Cihuacoatl, the goddess:
hymn to,
functions of,
Cinteotl or Centeotl, the god,
his birthplace,
his functions,
Cipactonalli, a fabled personage,
Clavigero, quoted,
Coatepec, the sacred serpent mountain,
Codex Ramirèz, the,
Codex Telleriano-Remensis, the,
Codex Vaticanus, the,
first King of,
derivation of,
reference to,
Colors, symbolism of,
Cuezaltzin, a name of the god of fire,
the jar,
of the "four auroras,"
Death-song, a,
Drum, use of the,
Drum-beating, goddess of,
Drunkenness, deities of,
Duran, Diego, quoted,
Eagle's crest, as ornament,
goddess of the,
heart of the,
Eight, as a sacred number,
Emerald, the Lady of the,
as ornaments,
symbol of the spirit,
Fertility, genius of,
Fire-stick, the,
Fish-spear, god of the,
"Five flowers," the, a plant,
the god of,
plumage of,
as symbols,
Food, the goddess of,
Four, as sacred number,
mother of the,
home of the,
Green corn, goddess of,
Hair, as a symbol of flames,
Heads, serpent of seven,
Hearts of victims torn out,
Hieroglyphic books, native,
Huasteca, a tribe,
Huehueteotl, a name of the god of fire,
hymn to,
his functions,
description of his idol,
festival of,
temple of,
mother of,
war song of,
brother of Huitzilopochtli,
Hurler, the; epithet applied to Huitzilopochtli,
Ichpochtli, the virgin goddess,
Illustrations, colored,
Inquisition, action on Sahagun's Historia,
Intoxicating drink, the gods of,
Itzpapalotl, a goddess,
Ixcoçauhqui, the god of fire, hymn to,
Jade, ornaments of, mentioned,
Jourdanet, Dr., his translation of Sahagun's _Historia_,
his edition of Sahagun's _Historia_,
Lightning, as a serpent,
Lying-in, goddesses of. _See_ Childbirth.
name of a deity,
hymn to,
Maguey, brought from Paradise,
the god of,
goddess of,
Maya tribes in Mexico,
Mazateca, a certain tribe or caste,
Mexicans, the,
Mexicans, poetry of,
Mexico, ancient,
Mist, the house of,
Mixcoatl, the god:
hymn of,
his functions,
hill of,
Mixcoatepec, mountain so called,
Mixteca   } : a nation,
Mixtecapan, a locality,
Mother of the gods,
"our mother,"
the virgin,
Nahua, the, as tribal name,
Nahuatl language, the,
Naualpilli, "noble magician," a name of Tlaloc,
Nonoalco, a place name,
"Obsidian butterfly," a kind of ornament,
Olmos, quoted,
Opochtli, the god of netmakers,
Otomis, the tribe so-called,
war song of,
Otontecutli, the god:
hymn to,
his functions,
Paradise, the terrestrial,
Paynal, the god,
Parturition, goddess of. _See_ Childbirth.
Picha-Huasteca, a tribe,
Pipitlan, a place name,
Pipiteca, a nomen gentile,
Poetry, ancient Mexican,
Quechol bird, the,
Quetzal bird, the,
priests adopt his garb,
as speaker,
his companion,
name of a goddess,
related to Atlaua,
Rain gods, the, the house of,
Reproduction, the goddess of,
Sacrifices, human,
his remarks on the chants,
action of Inquisition on,
quoted,
the lightning,
mountain,
the serpent woman,
serpent's blood,
swallowing of,
of seven heads,
Seven, as a sacred number,
Simeon, Remi, his notes to Sahagun's _Historia_,
Slaves, sacrifice of,
Soul, place in Aztec mythology,
South, the, as origin of deities,
Sun-god, the,
its signification,
the houses of,
Teatlahuiani, a name of the god of the pulque,
Tenochtitlan, ancient name of the city of Mexico, temple of,
Tepeyacac, temple at,
Tequechmecaniani, a name of the god of drunkenness,
Teteuinan, hymn of,
Tezcatlipoca, the god,
Tezcatzoncatl, god of the pulque,
hymn to,
Thorns, diviners with,
Tlaloc, the god:
song of,
house of,
functions of,
figure of,
Tlalocan, the terrestrial Paradise,
guide to,
explained,
Tlazolteotl, the love goddess,
Toçi, our mother, a goddess,
Toltecs, the fabulous nation of,
Torquemada, quoted,
Totec, the god:
hymn to,
a companion of Quetzalcoatl,
Totochtin, gods of intoxication,
Tochtli, the rabbit, as a god of drunkards,
Tonan _or_ Tonantzin, the goddess,
Travelers, the deity of,
Tulan, the site of,
Turquoises as ornaments,
Twins, the goddess of,
Tzatzitepec, the hill of proclamation,
Tziuactitlan, a place name,
Tzocatzontlan, a place name,
Venus impudica, the Mexican,
the god of,
goddess of,
Water cypress, the,
Waters, master of the,
Woman, sacrifice of,
Xilonen, goddess of green corn,
Xippe Totec, the god, hymn to,
Xiuhtecutli, a name of the god of fire,
Xochipilli, the god of flowers:
hymn to,
functions of,
synonym,
Xochitlycacan, name of the earthly Paradise, its meaning,
Xochiquetzal, the goddess:
hymn to,
functions of,
reference to,
Yacatecutli, god of travelers, hymn to,
Yoatzin, the god of night,
Youallauan, the nocturnal tippler, high priest of Totec,