[Aztlan] Water over earth

[Prudence M. Rice]

My question was really about the possible long-term continuity of a 
significant trope. In Classic   glyphic texts we see a Venus sign 
with water over a toponym, like Seibal or Naranjo. Could the term 
registered in Colonial-period prose and myth as "water over earth" 
(without specifying a particular place) be a continuation of the same 
concept (whatever it is).

Pru



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Dr. Prudence M. Rice
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