INDEX AND GLOSSARY
"Palace of Owls." Ruin at Aké, 186
Palace, The, at Palenque, 183-185
Palenque. Maya city, 144, 149, 182-186; the Palace at, 183-185; Temple of Inscriptions at 185; Temple of the Sun, 185 Temple of the Cross, 185 Temple of the Cross No. II, 186 "Tablet of the Cross" at, 161, 185,186
Palpan. Hill near Tollan; excavations at, 34
Papantzin. Sister of Montezuma II; the story of her return from the tomb, 139-142
Papaztac (The Nerveless). A pulque-god, 104
Pariacaca. I. A name of the Peruvian thunder-god, 299-300; and the lake of Pariacaca, 300. II. The lake of, 300
Paricaca. A hero, father of Huathiacuri; in the Huathiacuri myth, 324-326; in a flood-myth, 326-327; and the Choque Suso myth, 327
Paris (or Tellerio-Remensis) Codex, 37
Patecatl. A pulque-god, 104.
"Path of the Dead, The," at Teotihuacan, 33
Payne, E. J. On the origin of the Maya culture, I; on the origin of the Nahua, 10; on the Toltecs, 21; on the Teoyaominqui fallacy, 88-90
Peru. The civilisation of, I, 248-290; the country, 248-249; the people, 253-255; the mythology, 255-259, 291-327; government, 259-260, 290; laws and customs, 264-265; the calendar, 265-266; the festivals, 267; architecture and architectural remains, 259, 268-273; irrigation works, 273; no writing or numeral system, 278; craftsmanship, 259, 279-281; history, 281-290; religion, 291-313; human sacrifice, 313
Peten-Itza. Maya city, founded by a prince of Chichen-Itza, 156; the incident of Cortés and his horse at, 195-196; a city "filled with idols," 196
Petlac. Place mentioned in myth of Huitzilopochtli's origin, 72
Piedras Negras. Ruined Maya city, 149
"Pigeon House." Ruin at Uxmal, 194
Piguerao. Peruvian deity, brother of Apocatequil; in a creation-myth, 301
Pillan. Thunder-god of aborigines of Chile, analogous to Tlaloc, 78
Pillco-puncu. Door to be passed before reaching Rock of Titicaca, 311
Pinturas. Mexican hieroglyphs, or picture-writing, 7, 34-37
Pipil dialect, 145
Piqui-Chaqui (Flea-footed). Servant of Ollanta, 251
Pissac. Ruined Inca fortress at, 250
Pitu Salla. Guardian of Yma Sumac, 253
Pizarro, Francisco. Conqueror of Peru, 255
Pizarro, Pedro. Cousin of Francisco Pizarro, 262
"Place of Fruits." Valley in which Tollan stood, 14
Pleiades. Kiche myth of the origin of, 215
Pocomams. District in Guatemala, 158
Popocatepetl. The mountain; sacred to Tlaloc, 77
Popolcan. Aboriginal Mexican race, 24
"Popol Vuh" (The Collection of Written Leaves). A volume of Maya-Kiche mythology and history, 152, 157, 158; description, 207-209; genuine character, 208; probable date of composition, 235; antiquity, 236, 238; the gods and others mentioned in, 236-237; probably a metrical
