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Chapter VIII: Gods, Supernatural Beings, and Worship

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Various accounts of the Birth, Origin, and Derivation of the
name of the Mexican War God, Huitzilopochtli, of his Temple,
Image, Ceremonial, Festivals, and his Deputy, or Page, Paynal --
Clavigero -- Boturini -- Acosta -- Solis -- Sahagun -- Herrera
-- Torquemada -- J. G. Müller's Summary of the Huitzilopochtli
Myths, their Origin, Relation, and Signification -- Tylor --
Codex Vaticanus -- Tlaloc, God of Water, especially of Rain, and
of Mountains -- Clavigero, Gama, and Ixtlilxochitl -- Prayer in
time of Drought -- Camargo, Motolinia, Mendieta, and the Vatican
Codex on the Sacrifices to Tlaloc -- The Decorations of his
Victims and the places of their Execution -- Gathering Rushes
for the Service of the Water God -- Highway Robberies by the
Priests at this time -- Decorations and Implements of the
Priests -- Punishments for Ceremonial Offences -- The Whirlpool
of Pantitlan -- Images of the Mountains in honor of the Tlaloc
Festival -- Of the coming Rain and Mutilation of the Images of
the Mountains -- General Prominence in the cult of Tlaloc, of
the Number Four, the Cross, and the Snake 288

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The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 3, Myths and LanguagesChapter VIII: Gods, Supernatural Beings, and Worship

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