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| Lecture V. | |
| THE FALL OF THE INCAS.—PERUVIAN MYTHOLOGY. PRIESTHOOD. | |
| Recapitulation | 171 |
| Atahualpa and Pizarro | 172 |
| Father Valverde's discourse | 174 |
| Atahualpa's imprisonment and death | 176 |
| Inca pretenders | 179 |
| Worship of the Sun and Moon | 182 |
| Viracocha, god of fertilizing showers | 184 |
| His consort, Mama Cocha | 186 |
| Old Peruvian hymn | 187 |
| Pachacamac, god of internal fire | 188 |
| The myth of Pacari Tambo | 191 |
| Cuycha, the rainbow | 194 |
| Chasca, the planet Venus | 194 |
| Worship of fire | 195 |
| Worship of the thunder | 196 |
| Worship of esculent plants | 197 |
| Worship of animals | 198 |
| The Huacas | 199 |
| Peruvian priesthood | 202 |
| The Virgins of the Sun | 204 |
| Punishment of faithless nuns | 206 |
| Independent parallelisms, illustrated by the "couvade" | 208 |
