Queen Moo's Talisman; the Fall of the Maya Empire

Queen Moo's Talisman; the Fall of the Maya Empire (1902)
by Alice Dixon Le Plongeon

Pronunciation and Definition of Maya Proper Names

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4097157Queen Moo's Talisman; the Fall of the Maya Empire1902Alice Dixon Le Plongeon

QUEEN MÓO'S TALISMAN

THE FALL OF THE MAYA EMPIRE

BY

ALICE DIXON LE PLONGEON.

AUTHOR OF

"Here and There in Yucatan"—"Yucatan, its Ancient Palaces and Modern. Cities," etc.

New York.
PETER ECKLER, PUBLISHER,
35 Fulton Street.

SOLE AGENT,
Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, 18 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.

London, England.—Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Paternoster House Charing Cross Road, W. C.

Entered according to act of Congress, June, 1902, by Alice Dixon Le Plongeon, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

To Doctor Augustus Le Plongeon,
whose works inspired these pages, their author dedicates them: not as a worthy offering, but as
A Small Token
Of loving endeavor to gratify his oft expressed desire.

Brooklyn, N. Y., May, 1902.

CONTENTS.

(not listed in original)

PAGE
Pronunciation and Definition of Maya Proper Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		vii
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		ix
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		xi
Argument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		xxi
QUEEN MÓO'S TALISMAN; the Fall of the Maya Empire.
I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		25
II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		35
III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		43
IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		49
V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		57
VI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		61
VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		65
SEQUEL. Ages Later.
I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		69
II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		73
III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		77
Musical Scores.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Engraved by F. A. Ringler & Co., of New York, from photographs and drawings by

Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon.

PLATE		PAGE
I.	Author's portrait (Frontispiece) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
II.	Prince Coh in battle—tracing from fresco painting on walls of Coh's funeral chamber, in Memorial Hall at Chicħen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	35
III.	Mausoleum of High Priest Cay, at Chicħen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	41
IV.	Queen Móo's portrait—Demi-relief on entablature of east façade of Governor's House at Uxmal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	43
V.	Portrait of High Priest Cay. From a sculpture on the west side of the pyramid called the Dwarf's House at Uxmal. (Discovered on June 1st, 1881, by Dr. Le Plongeon). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	47
VI.	Prince Coh's portrait. His statue discovered by Dr. Le Plongeon at Chicħen in 1875. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	53
VII.	Prince Coh's Memorial Hall at Chicħen. Restoration by Dr. Le Plongeon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	55
VIII.	Prince Aac's Portrait. From a sculptured wooden lintel over the door of the funeral chamber in Memorial Hall at Chicħen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	61
Appendix—Music.
IX.	Invocation to the Sun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	36
X.	He and She. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	36
XI.	The Dancers' Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	37
XII.	The Lover's Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	38
XIII.	Funeral Chant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	38
Head Pieces
I.	Winged Circle—from Ococingo (Guatemala). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	25
II.	Winged Circle—from Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	65
III.	Queen Móo's Talisman, found in the urn containing the charred heart and Viscera of Prince Coh, in his Mausoleum, at Chicħen in 1875, by Dr. Le Plongeon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	77

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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