The Myths of Mexico & Peru

by Lewis Spence

Acolhuans (or Acolhuaque) (People of the Broad Shoulder). Mexican race, [26];
said to have founded Mexico, [26];
a pure Nahua race, perhaps the Toltecs, [26];
their supremacy, [48]

Acolhuaque. See Acolhuans

Acosta, José de. Work on Mexican lore, [58]

Acsumama. Guardian spirit of the potato plant in Peru, [295]

Acxitl. Toltec king, son of Huemac II, [17], [19]

Acxopil. Ruler of the Kiche, [158]–159

Agoreros (or Mohanes). Members of Peruvian tribes who claimed power as oracles, [297]–298, [314]

Ahuizotl. Mexican king, [30]

Ah-zotzils. A Maya tribe, [172]

Akab-sib (Writing in the Dark). A bas-relief at El Castillo, Chichen-Itza, [190]