Peñafiel, Monumentos del arte mexicana antigua. (Berlin, 1890.) Chavero, Pinturas jeroglificas, 2 parts. (Mexico, 1900–1901.) GLOSSARY For the convenience of readers a glossary of the Mexican words most frequently employed in this work is appended: anauatl Ring of white mussel-shell. areyto Sacred dance; a word of Antillean origin, introduced by the Spanish conquerors of Mexico. atlatl Spear-thrower. aztaxelli Forked heron-feather plume. calpulli Augmentative of calli, house, signifying “quarter,” “district.” chalchihuitl Green stone—jadeite, turquoise, emerald—and precious or semi-precious stones of a green colour. chicauaztli The rattle-staff, associated with the water and fertility deities. cueitl Skirt, petticoat. maxtli Loin-cloth. naualli Disguise, magical form or shape. nequen Robe. octli The fermented juice of the Agave americana. The modern term is pulque, a word of Argentine origin. piloechmilli “Face-painting of children.” quauhxicalli “Cup of eagles”; stone vase in which the hearts of sacrificed victims were placed. quetzalli Feather-plumes of the quetzaltototl or Trogon pavoninus, a bird indigenous to Mexico, the plumes of which were greatly prized by the natives. tamalli Maize-cake (same as Spanish corrupted form tamale). tecutli Noble, lord, person of quality. teocalli Pyramid-temple. teopan Temple precinct. teotl God. telpochcalli House of the youths, the place of instruction for boys in training for the priesthood. teueuelli Shield with eagle’s-down feathers. tilmatli Mantle or cloak. tlachtli A ball-game, a kind of hockey. tlachinolli Fire-and-water symbol. tonalamatl Book of Days: an arrangement of signs indicating lucky and unlucky days, adapted to the calendar. toualli Four balls or beads as a shield device. ulli Indiarubber. xiuhcoatl Fire-snake. NOTES [1] See Bibliography for description of this and all other works alluded to throughout the work. [2] Motecuhzoma described his faith to Cortéz in almost precisely similar terms. See Bernal Diaz, True History of the Conquest of Mexico, Maudslay’s translation. London, 1908. [3] Especially in The Civilization of Ancient Mexico, 1911. [4] See Seler, Gesammelte Abhandlungen, passim. [5] See Appendix, The Tonalamatl and the Solar Calendar. [6] A Study of Maya Art, 1913, p. 225. [7] See his commentaries on the several codices, passim. [8] See Torquemada, bk. vi, c. 24. [9] Sahagun, III, c. 4; Anales de Quauhtitlan. [10] On Quetzalcoatl generally see Sahagun, passim; Torquemada, vol. i, p. 254; Motolinia, tom. i, pp. 10–11; and Mendieta, passim.