The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . ^^ Toltec I, Serpents Cross. No. 2, Cross seen on Quetzalcoatls Tunic and on the Palaces at 3, Mayapan Cross. No. 4, Cross of Teotihuacan. Nos. 5 and 7, Crosses in the Templesof Palenque. No. 6, Cross met with in the Temples of Lorillard City. reverenced in Egypt, in America, and is found at the beginningof Genesi.^ ; whilst in the north-west of India, the Nagas wereserpent worshippers, whose great ancestor Naga was supposed Fergussons History of Indian Arch
The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . ^^ Toltec I, Serpents Cross. No. 2, Cross seen on Quetzalcoatls Tunic and on the Palaces at 3, Mayapan Cross. No. 4, Cross of Teotihuacan. Nos. 5 and 7, Crosses in the Templesof Palenque. No. 6, Cross met with in the Temples of Lorillard City. reverenced in Egypt, in America, and is found at the beginningof Genesi.^ ; whilst in the north-west of India, the Nagas wereserpent worshippers, whose great ancestor Naga was supposed Fergussons History of Indian Architecture, introd. p. 41. Tula. 87 to have been present at the Creation as Genius of the was the god of wisdom, the titular deity of mankind ; andwe find him at Bceroe-Boedor, in Java, beautifully sculptured ona bas-relief, where Buddha is seen crossing the seas on a lotus-wreath, whilst close to him two immense serpents (Nagas) are. QUETZALCOATL, UNDER HIS BEST-KNOWN ATTRIBUTES. raising their heads towards him in token of reverence. He isalso worshipped in Cambodia, and his image is reproduced onthe magnificent monuments of Angcor-Tom. The festival which was celebrated in honour of Ouetzalcoatlduring the tcoxiJmitl, sacred year, was preceded by a severefasting of eighty days, during which the priests devoted to hisservice were subjected to horrible penances. He reigned sue- 88 The Ancient Cities of the New World. cessively at Izamal, in Yucatan, Chichen-Itza, and Mayapan,under the name of CtiJmlcan. To this god were ascribed therites of confession and penance. The religion of the Toltecs was mild, like their disposition ;no human blood ever stained their altars, their offerings con-sisting of fruits, flowers, and birds ; nevertheless, their laws,which were the same for all classes, were stringent and was forbidden, and kings themselves were not allowedconcubines, whilst their priests were deservin
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