The Indian And Antiquities of America
The Indian And Antiquities of America
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This idol, like his brother Huitzilopochtli, was completely covered with precious stones, and was called Tetzcatlipuca. This was the god of hell, * and the souls of the dead Mexicans stood under him. A circle of figures wound round his body, representing diminutive devils with serpents' tails. The walls and floor around this idol were also besmeared with blood, and the stench was worse than a Spanish slaughter-house. Five human hearts had that day been sacrificed to him. On the very top of this... temple stood another chapel, the wood-work of which was uncommonly well finished and richly carved. In this chapel there was also another idol, half-man and half-lizard, completely covered with precious stones. Half of this figure was hidden from view. We were told that the hidden half was covered with the seeds of every plant of this earth, for this was the god of the seeds and fruits. I have, how- ever, forgotten its name, but not that everything here was also besmeared with blood, and the stench so offensive that we could not have stayed there much longer.
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This idol, like his brother Huitzilopochtli, was completely covered with precious stones, and was called Tetzcatlipuca. This was the god of hell, * and the souls of the dead Mexicans stood under him. A circle of figures wound round his body, representing diminutive devils with serpents' tails. The walls and floor around this idol were also besmeared with blood, and the stench was worse than a Spanish slaughter-house. Five human hearts had that day been sacrificed to him. On the very top of this... temple stood another chapel, the wood-work of which was uncommonly well finished and richly carved. In this chapel there was also another idol, half-man and half-lizard, completely covered with precious stones. Half of this figure was hidden from view. We were told that the hidden half was covered with the seeds of every plant of this earth, for this was the god of the seeds and fruits. I have, how- ever, forgotten its name, but not that everything here was also besmeared with blood, and the stench so offensive that we could not have stayed there much longer.
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