[Footnote 1: The river referred to by Maitland is the river Lagartos, which was then (1691) unnamed.] [Footnote 2: For chiche compare the ancient Maya or Yucatan word Chicken-Itza (_i.e._ name of town in Yucatan where excavations are now taking place--1912).] [Footnote 3: For Menes compare Mayan Menes, wise men.] [Footnote 4: Compare Mayan Chaac-mol, a leopard.] [Footnote 5: Compare Ozil, Mayan for well-beloved.] [Footnote 6: Moo, Mayan for Macaw.] [Footnote 7: Niké, woman's name in Mayan.] [Footnote 8: Recent (1912) discoveries of statues in Easter Island still further corroborate the sinking of Atlantis. The Atlantean character [C] resembles the Easter Island [C] (C) " " [O] " " " [O] (O) " " [E] " " " [E] (E) " " [Z] " " " [Z] (Z) It will be noticed that all the Atlantean characters are distinguished by additional curling strokes.] [Footnote 9: In all probability she was the founder of Chicken-Itza, the capital of Yucatan.] [Footnote 10: Types of Elementals still to be met with in certain localities (vide _Byeways of Ghostland_, published by Rider & Son).] [Footnote 11: Compare Egyptian ré.] [Footnote 12: Maitland raises the question as to whether Barrahneil was the ancestor of Niall of the Nine Hostages. Of this there is every possibility, since many Atlanteans undoubtedly escaped to Ireland, carrying with them the knowledge of Black Magic--to which might be traced the Banshee and other family ghosts.] [Footnote 13: Probably a Vice Elemental.] [Footnote 14: All subsequent works dealing with Black Magic were founded on it.] [Footnote 15: Closely allied to deadly nightshade, and known in botany as _Circæa_. It is found in damp, shady places and was used to a very large extent in mediæval sorcery.] CHAPTER III LEARNING TO SIN