INDEX AND GLOSSARY
Knuc (Palace of Owls). Ruin at Aké, 186
Kuicatecs. Aboriginal Mexican race, 24; a medium through which Maya civilisation filtered to the north, 147
Kukulcan. Maya form of Quetzalcoatl, 83, 167; regarded as King of Mayapan, 152
Kumsnöotl. God of the Salish Indians, 83
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Lamacazton (Little Priests). Lowest order of the Aztec priesthood, 116
Landa, Bishop. And the Maya alphabet, 161; discovers the Maya numeral system, 165
"Lands of the Sun." Name given to Inca territories, 308
Language. Mexican or Nahuan, 42-43, 342; Mayan, 161, 342; Peruvian, 342
Le Plongeon, Dr. Augustus. His theories as to the Maya, 239; and the Maya hieroglyphs, 239; his story of Queen Móo, 239-247
Leguicano, Mancio Serra de. And the golden plate from the Coricancha, 262
Liyobaa. Village near Mitla; mentioned by Father Burgoa, 204
Lizana, Father. And the prophecy of Chilan Balam, 8
Llama. Importance of, among the Incas, 268
Lloque Yupanqui. The third Inca, 283
Lorillard. Maya city; architectural remains found at, 195
M
Macuilxochitl (or Xochipilli) (Five-Flower, Source of Flowers). God of luck in gaming, 103; Ixtlilton called brother of, 112
Madoc. The legend of, 5, 6
Mahacutah (The Distinguished Name). One of the first men of the ‘‘Popol Vuh’’ myth, 229, 230
Maize-gods. Mexican, 85-91; Peruvian, 295
Mallinalcas. Aztec tribe, 233
Mama Oullo Huaca. Wife of Manco Ccapac, 256
Mama-cocha (Mother-sea). Conception under which the Peruvians worshipped the sea, 306
Mamacota. Name given to Lake Titicaca by people of the Collao, 298
Mamacuna. Matrons who had charge of the Acllacuna, in Peru, 313
Mamapacha (or Pachamama). The Peruvian earth-goddess, 303
Mamas (Mothers). Tutelary spirits of the maize and other plants in Peru, 295
Mames. District in Guatemala, 158
Man of the Sun. Quetzalcoatl as, 81; other conceptions of, 82
Manco. The Inca appointed by Pizarro; and an oracle, 302-303
Manco Ccapac. I. Divine being, son of the Life-giver; sent to instruct the primitive Peruvians, 255-256; a legend in connection with, 256. II. The first Inca, identical with the foregoing, 282, 283; regarded as son of the sun, 306; a myth of, 320-321
Mani. Mexican city, founded by the Tutul Xius, 155
Mannikins. In the Kiche story of the creation related in the Popol Vuh, 209-210
Markham, Sir Clements. On Inca architecture, 269
Matlatzincas. Aztec tribe, 233
Maxtla. I. King of the Tecpanecs; and Nezahualcoyotl, 125-128. II. A noble; in the story of the vicious princess, 130
Maya. The most highly civilised of ancient American peoples, I,
