Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 104 December 1901 to May 1902 . pamphlet, form-ing No. 1 of the archaeological papersof the Peabody Museum of HarvardUniversity, Mrs. Zelia Nuttall comes tothe conclusion that this relic could havebeen appropriately owned and disposedof by Montezuma alone, from whose timeit assuredly dates. It is interesting to consider the rela-tion of the quetzal to Quetzalcoatl, themost renowned hero-god of ancient Mex-ico. This lord of the sun was born, astradition says, in Tlapallan, the land ofsunrise, a mysterious place in the far-thest Orient, from where he, an Indi
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 104 December 1901 to May 1902 . pamphlet, form-ing No. 1 of the archaeological papersof the Peabody Museum of HarvardUniversity, Mrs. Zelia Nuttall comes tothe conclusion that this relic could havebeen appropriately owned and disposedof by Montezuma alone, from whose timeit assuredly dates. It is interesting to consider the rela-tion of the quetzal to Quetzalcoatl, themost renowned hero-god of ancient Mex-ico. This lord of the sun was born, astradition says, in Tlapallan, the land ofsunrise, a mysterious place in the far-thest Orient, from where he, an IndianLohengrin, appeared in a most wonder-ful canoe—a gorgeously colored sea-shellof gigantic size. The hero was of lightcomplexion, had beautiful eyes full oflight, and a mild face surrounded by afull and flowing beard. Clad in longwhite robes, he had nothing harsh inhis manners, but was the personificationof sweetness and gentleness. Abhorringall evil, war, and violence, he never re-quested the bloody sacrifices of men oranimals in which all other gods The Sanctuary of the Second Temple of Quetzalcoatl, near Palenque, showing theGods as Birds—Quetzalcoatl on Top of the Cross of Life
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