Rig Veda Americanus / Sacred Songs of the Ancient Mexicans, With a Gloss in Nahuatl

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Xamontoca, IV, [7]. Xi-am-on-itta, from itta, to look, to see. Compare the [Gloss]. Xatenonotza, VI, [6]. For xi-tenonotza, call ye upon, pray ye to. Xayaualli, XIII, [8]. From xayaua, to adorn oneself in the ancient manner. Xeliui, XVIII, [4]. To split, to divide. Ximocaya, III, [9]. Rendered by the Gloss as equivalent to ximoayan, the Paradise of Souls; see my Ancient Nahuatl Poetry, p. 132. Ximiçotica, XVI, [1], [2]. From iça, to wake up, awake. Xiuh, IV, [8]. Green; grass. Xiuacalco, III, [5]. From xiuh, calli, co, in the green house; the [Gloss] explains it by acxoyacalco, “in the house of the wild laurel,” or decorated with wild laurel, a plant probably sacred to Tlaloc. Xiuicoatl, XV, [2]. Grass snake, or green snake. From xiuitl, coatl. Xiyanouia, III, [6]. Imperative from yauh, to go. Xochinquauitl, XIV, [7]. The flower-tree. Xochiquetzal, XIV, [11]. Proper name of a deity. Xochitla, IV, [1], etc. Flowers, place of, or abundance of. From xochitl. Xochitlicacan, XIV, [3], [5]. The place of flowers. Xoconoctli, XIX, [5]. From xocotl, fruit, apple. Xocoyeua, XIX, [5]. From xococtl, fruit. Xolotl, XIV, [9]. A servant, a page. Xoyauia, IX, [2]. From xoyaui, to begrime, to spoil; xoyauian, the place of blackness, or of decay. Xoxolcuicatl, VI, [5]. From xolotl, servant, page, and cuicatl, song.

[Index.]

1. Abundance, the fabled house of, [A].
2. Amanteca, [A].
3. Amantlan; a quarter of the city of Tenochtitlan, [A].
4. Amimitl, the god:
   1. hymn to, [A].
   2. his functions, [A].
5. Ancient god, the, a name of the god of fire, [A].
6. “Ancient Nahuatl Poetry,” quoted, [A], [B].
7. Arrows:
   1. the house of, [A].
   2. god of, [A].
8. Artists, the goddess of, [A].
9. Atlaua, the god:
   1. hymn to, [A].
   2. signification of, [A].
10. Auroras, the four, [A].
11. Ayopechtli or Ayopechcatl, a goddess:
    1. hymn to, [A].
    2. functions of, [A].
12. Aztec:
    1. Mythology, Paradise of, [A], [B].
    2. nation, wars of, [A].

1. Ball, the game of, [A], [B].
2. Bibliotheca Laurentio-Mediceana, [A].
3. Bread and water, fasting on, [A].
4. Bustamente, his edition of Sahagun’s Historia, [A].

1. Cardinal points as symbols, [A].
2. Chalchiucihuatl, a name of the goddess Chicomecoatl, [A].
3. Chalmecatl, name of a deity, [A].
4. Chichimecs, an ancient tribe, [A], [B].
5. Chicomecoatl, the goddess:
   1. hymn to, [A].
   2. functions of, [A], [B].
   3. her names, [A].
6. Chicomolotl, a name of the goddess Chicomecoatl, [A].
7. Chicomoztoc, the “seven caves,” [A].
8. [Childbirth], goddess of, [A], [B], [C].
9. Chimalman, the goddess of, [A].
10. Chimalipan, the virgin-mother, [A].
11. Cholula or Chollolan, a place name, [A], [B].
12. Cihuacoatl, the goddess:
    1. hymn to, [A].
    2. functions of, [A].
13. Cinteotl or Centeotl, the god, [A].
    1. his birthplace, [A].
    2. his functions, [A].
14. Cipactonalli, a fabled personage, [A].
15. Clavigero, quoted, [A].
16. Coatepec, the sacred serpent mountain, [A].
17. Codex Ramirèz, the, [A].
18. Codex Telleriano-Remensis, the, [A], [B].
19. Codex Vaticanus, the, [A].
20. Colhuacan:
    1. first King of, [A].
    2. derivation of, [A].
    3. reference to, [A], [B], [C].
21. Colors, symbolism of, [A], [B].
22. Cuauhtitlan, the Annals of, [A], [B].
23. Cuezaltzin, a name of the god of fire, [A].

1. Dance:
   1. the jar, [A].
   2. of the “four auroras,” [A].
2. Death-song, a, [A].
3. Drum, use of the, [A].
4. Drum-beating, goddess of, [A].
5. Drunkenness, deities of, [A], [B].
6. Duran, Diego, quoted, [A], [B], [C], [D], [E], [F], [G].

1. Eagle’s crest, as ornament, [A].
2. Earth:
   1. goddess of the, [A].
   2. heart of the, [A].
3. Eight, as a sacred number, [A].
4. Emerald, the Lady of the, [A].

1. Feathers:
   1. as ornaments, [A].
   2. symbol of the spirit, [A].
2. Fertility, genius of, [A], [B].
3. Fire, the Mexican god of, [A].
4. Fire-stick, the, [A].
5. Fish-spear, god of the, [A].
6. “Five flowers,” the, a plant, [A], [B].
7. Flames, the Hall of, [A].
8. Flowers:
   1. the god of, [A], [B].
   2. plumage of, [A].
   3. as symbols, [A], [B].
9. Food, the goddess of, [A].
10. Four, as sacred number, [A], [B], [C], [D].

1. Gods:
   1. mother of the, [A].
   2. home of the, [A], [B].
2. Green corn, goddess of, [A].
3. Guadalupe, Our Lady of, [A].

1. Hair, as a symbol of flames, [A].
2. Heads, serpent of seven, [A].
3. Hearts of victims torn out, [A].
4. Hieroglyphic books, native, [A].
5. Huasteca, a tribe, [A].
6. Huehueteotl, a name of the god of fire, [A].
7. [Huitzilopochtli]:
   1. hymn to, [A].
   2. his functions, [A].
   3. description of his idol, [A].
   4. festival of, [A].
   5. temple of, [A].
   6. mother of, [A].
8. [Huitznahuac:]
   1. war song of, [A].
   2. brother of Huitzilopochtli, [A].
9. Hurler, the; epithet applied to Huitzilopochtli, [A].

1. Ichpochtli, the virgin goddess, [A].
2. Illustrations, colored, [A].
3. Inquisition, action on Sahagun’s Historia, [A].
4. Intoxicating drink, the gods of, [A], [B].
5. Itzpapalotl, a goddess, [A].
6. Ixcoçauhqui, the god of fire, hymn to, [A].

1. Jade, ornaments of, mentioned, [A].
2. Jourdanet, Dr., his translation of Sahagun’s Historia, [A].

1. Kingsborough, Lord:
   1. his edition of Sahagun’s Historia, [A], [B].
   2. his Mexican Antiquities, [A].

1. Lightning, as a serpent, [A], [B].
2. Lying-in, goddesses of. See [Childbirth].

1. Macuilxochitl:
   1. name of a deity, [A].
   2. hymn to, [A].
2. Maguey, brought from Paradise, [A].
3. Maize:
   1. the god of, [A].
   2. goddess of, [A].
4. Maya tribes in Mexico, [A].
5. Mazateca, a certain tribe or caste, [A].
6. Merchants, the god of, [A].
7. Mexicans, the, [A].
8. Mexicans, poetry of, [A], [B].
9. Mexico, ancient, [A].
10. Mimixcoa. See [Mixcoatl].
11. Mirror, the use of, [A].
12. Mist, the house of, [A].
13. [Mixcoatl], the god:
    1. hymn of, [A].
    2. his functions, [A], [B].
    3. hill of, [A].
14. Mixcoatepec, mountain so called, [A].
15. Mixteca
16. }
17. :
    1. “our mother,” [A].
    2. the virgin, [A].
18. a nation, [A], [B].
19. Mixtecatl
20. Mixtecapan, a locality, [A].
21. Mother of the gods, [A], [B].

Mixteca	}	:	a nation, [A], [B].
Mixtecatl

1. Nahua, the, as tribal name, [A].
2. Nahuatl language, the, [A].
   1. MSS., [A].
3. Naualpilli, “noble magician,” a name of Tlaloc, [A].
4. Night, the god of, [A], [B].
5. Nonoalco, a place name, [A].

1. “Obsidian butterfly,” a kind of ornament, [A].
2. Olmos, quoted, [A].
3. Opochtli, the god of netmakers, [A].
4. Otomis, the tribe so-called, [A].
   1. war song of, [A].
5. Otontecutli, the god:
   1. hymn to, [A].
   2. his functions, [A].

1. Paradise, the terrestrial, [A], [B], [C], [D], [E].
2. Paynal, the god, [A].
3. Parturition, goddess of. See [Childbirth].
4. Picha-Huasteca, a tribe, [A], [B].
5. Pipitlan, a place name, [A].
6. Pipiteca, a nomen gentile, [A].
7. Poetry, ancient Mexican, [A], [B], [C].
8. Pulque, the god of, [A].

1. Quechol bird, the, [A].
2. Quetzal bird, the, [A], [B].
3. Quetzalcoatl:
   1. priests adopt his garb, [A].
   2. as speaker, [A], [B].
   3. his companion, [A].
4. Quilaztli:
   1. name of a goddess, [A], [B].
   2. related to Atlaua, [A].

1. Rain, the god of, [A].
2. Rain gods, the, the house of, [A].
3. Reproduction, the goddess of, [A].

1. Sacrifices, human, [A], [B], [C], [D], [E].
2. Sahagun, Bernardino de:
   1. MS. of his Historia, [A].
   2. his remarks on the chants, [A].
   3. action of Inquisition on, [A].
   4. quoted, [A], [B], [C], [D], [E], [F], [G], [H], [I] et sæpe.
3. Serpent:
   1. the lightning, [A], [B].
   2. mountain, [A].
   3. the serpent woman, [A].
   4. serpent’s blood, [A].
   5. swallowing of, [A].
   6. of seven heads, [A].
4. Seven, as a sacred number, [A].
5. Simeon, Remi, his notes to Sahagun’s Historia, [A].
6. Slaves, sacrifice of, [A], [B], [C].
7. Soul, place in Aztec mythology, [A].
8. South, the, as origin of deities, [A], [B].
9. Sun-god, the, [A].

1. Tamoanchan:
   1. its signification, [A].
   2. the houses of, [A].
2. Teatlahuiani, a name of the god of the pulque, [A].
3. Temple of Tenochtitlan, [A], [B].
4. Tenochtitlan, ancient name of the city of Mexico, temple of, [A], [B].
5. Tepeyacac, temple at, [A].
6. Tequechmecaniani, a name of the god of drunkenness, [A].
7. Teteuinan, hymn of, [A].
8. Tezcatlipoca, the god, [A].
9. Tezcatzoncatl, god of the pulque, [A].
   1. hymn to, [A], [B].
10. Tezcatzontli, [A].
11. Thorns, diviners with, [A].
12. Tlaloc, the god:
    1. song of, [A], [B].
    2. house of, [A], [B], [C].
    3. functions of, [A].
    4. figure of, [A].
13. Tlalocan, the terrestrial Paradise, [A], [B], [C].
    1. guide to, [A].
    2. explained, [A].
14. Tlazolteotl, the love goddess, [A].
15. Toçi, our mother, a goddess, [A].
16. Toltecs, the fabulous nation of, [A].
17. Torquemada, quoted, [A], [B], [C].
18. Totec, the god:
    1. hymn to, [A].
    2. a companion of Quetzalcoatl, [A].
19. Totochtin, gods of intoxication, [A].
20. Tochtli, the rabbit, as a god of drunkards, [A].
21. Tonan or Tonantzin, the goddess, [A], [B].
22. Travelers, the deity of, [A].
23. Tulan, the site of, [A].
24. Turquoises as ornaments, [A].
25. Twins, the goddess of, [A].
26. Tzatzitepec, the hill of proclamation, [A].
27. Tziuactitlan, a place name, [A].
28. Tzocatzontlan, a place name, [A].

1. Uitznahuac. See [Huitznabruac].

1. Venus impudica, the Mexican, [A].
2. Vitzilopochtli. See [Huitzilopochtli].

1. War:
   1. the god of, [A].
   2. goddess of, [A].
2. Water cypress, the, [A].
3. Waters, master of the, [A].
4. Woman, sacrifice of, [A].

1. Xilonen, goddess of green corn, [A].
2. Xippe Totec, the god, hymn to, [A].
3. Xiuhtecutli, a name of the god of fire, [A].
4. Xochipilli, the god of flowers:
   1. hymn to, [A].
   2. functions of, [A].
   3. synonym, [A].
5. Xochitlycacan, name of the earthly Paradise, its meaning, [A].
6. Xochiquetzal, the goddess:
   1. hymn to, [A].
   2. functions of, [A].
   3. reference to, [A], [B].

1. Yacatecutli, god of travelers, hymn to, [A].
2. Yoatzin, the god of night, [A], [B].
3. Youallauan, the nocturnal tippler, high priest of Totec, [A].