The Dark Star of Itza: The Story of a Pagan PrincessThe story of a Mayan princess who lived at the time the ancient city of Chichen Itza fell under Toltec rule. |
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... sacrifice of your king and give over his person to Hunac Ceel , king of Mayapan , if you will have the high priest of the city and his daughter delivered unto us here with Kantol . " " They have fled the city , " Itzam Pesh answered ...
... sacrifice of your king and give over his person to Hunac Ceel , king of Mayapan , if you will have the high priest of the city and his daughter delivered unto us here with Kantol . " " They have fled the city , " Itzam Pesh answered ...
Page 170
... sacrificed Mayan . Nicté and Zasil screamed , but their cries were lost in the din from below . Terror rooted them to ... sacrifice . Now Nicté rejoiced that Itzam Pesh had been forced to leave Chichen . Had he stayed his life would have ...
... sacrificed Mayan . Nicté and Zasil screamed , but their cries were lost in the din from below . Terror rooted them to ... sacrifice . Now Nicté rejoiced that Itzam Pesh had been forced to leave Chichen . Had he stayed his life would have ...
Page 185
... sacrifice . The Toltecs walked menacingly , thrusting the shorter , gentler Itzan from the path when the two encountered - fearful of some evil magic , of the continued drouth , and of the strange gods in this new land . The altars of ...
... sacrifice . The Toltecs walked menacingly , thrusting the shorter , gentler Itzan from the path when the two encountered - fearful of some evil magic , of the continued drouth , and of the strange gods in this new land . The altars of ...
Contents
The Star Readers | 38 |
The King Goes on a Journey | 52 |
Atala Quetzals Song | 76 |
Copyright | |
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Ah Puch altars ancient arch arms Atala Quetzal ball beautiful beneath Berkeley bowl bride CALIFORNIA LIBRARY carven cenote Chac Zib Chac Chac's Chan Chichen Itza Cocom corn crystal dark daughter dwell face father feast gods hands head headdress heart henequen high priest Hol Chan Hunac Ceel Itzam Pesh Itzamna jade jadeite jungle Khan king king's knew Kukulcan labored land light litter Lolish looked lord Itzcuat lord Pantemit maid maidens Mayan Mayapan Mayas monarch Nacon Nicté replied Nicté's eyes night nobles obsidian palace Pesh's pillars Poot Poot-Poot princess pyramid queen Kantol rain roof combs rope rose sacred sacrifice shouts side siege slaves smiled soldiers spear square staircase stars steps stone stood strange streets temple terrace Tlaloc Toltec Toltecan tribe of Itza UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Uxmal voice waited walls warriors of Itza watched women word Yucatan Zasil