P
Panquetzalitztli, the festival of, [70]–3
Patecatl, the god of medicine, [292] ff.;
aspect and insignia, [292]–3;
myths of, [293];
nature and status, [294]
Paynal, a deity, [339]–40
Pedro de Rios, interpreter of Mexican codices, [8]
“Pied Piper,” Xipe as, [209], [210]
Piltzintecutli, the Sun-god, [190]
Popol Vuh, the sacred book of the Quiches, [135] ff.
Pueblo Indians, religion of the, [11]
Pulque-gods. See Octli-gods