(1) And as they had had a presentiment of their death, they counseled their children. They were not ill, they had neither pain nor agony when they gave their advice to their children. These are the names of their sons: Balam-Quitzé had two sons, Qocaib the first was called, and Qocavib was the name of the second son of Balam-Quitzé, the grandfather and father of those of Cavec. And these are the two sons which Balam-Acab begot, here are their names: Qoacul the first of his sons was called, and Qoacutec was the name of the second son of Balam-Acab [the founder] of those of Nihaib. Mahucutah had but one son, who was called Qoahau. Those three had sons, but Iqui-Balam did not have children. They were really the sacrificers, and these are the names of their sons.

(10) And he gave all thathe had written to Shprtli his eldest son; for he loved hjm p.xr.pe^jngly above all his sons.

(17) And the child grew and became an archer, and God was with him ; and his mother took him a wife from among the daughters of Egypt.

(10) And in the three and thirtieth jubilee, in the first year in the second week, Peleg took to himself a wife, whose name was LrmijLJ}ieLjiaji^^ and she bare him a son in the fourth year of this week, and he called his name Reu ; for he said : Behold the children of men have become evil s through the wicked purpose of building for themselves a city and a tnwpr jp the land of Shinar."

(1) And now we shall tell of their stay and abode there on the mountain, where the four called Balam-Quitzé, Balam-Acab, Mahucutah, and Iqui-Balam were together. Their hearts mourned for Tohil, Avilix, and Hacavitz, whom they had placed among the air-plants and the moss. We shall tell now how they made the sacrifices at the foot of the place where they had carried Tohil, when they arrived in the presence of Tohil and Avilix. They went to see them, to greet them, and also to give them thanks for the arrival of the dawn. They were in the thicket amidst the stones, there in the woods. And only by magic art did they speak when the priests and sacrificers came before Tohil. They did not bring great gifts, only resin, the remains of the gum, called noh, and pericón, they burned before their gods.

(2) Immediately after, they took up their gods and put them on their backs. In this way they carried Avilix to the ravine called Euabal-Ziván, so named by them, to the large ravine of the forest. now called Pavilix, and there they left him. In this ravine he was left by Balam-Acab. They were left one by one. The first one left was Hacavitz, he was left on a large red pyramid, on the mountain now called Hacavitz. There they founded their town, there in the place where the god called Hacavitz, was. In the same way, Mahucutah left his god, who was the second one hidden by them. Hacavitz was not in the forest, but on a hill cleared of trees, Hacavitz was hidden. Then Balam-Quitzé came, he came there to the large forest; Balam-Quitzé came to hide Tohil at the hill which is today called Patohil. Then they celebrated the hiding of Tohil in the ravine, in his refuge. A great quantity of snakes, jaguars, vipers, and cantiles were in the forest where they were hidden by the priests and sacrificers. Balam-Quitzé, Balam-Acab, Mahucutah. and Iqui-Balam were together; together they awaited the dawn, there on the mountain, called Hacavitz.

(44) Issachar and his sons ; and these, are the names of his sons : Tola, and Phua, and Jasub, and Shimron — five.

When the ruler saw his greatness, he saw only himself; he saw nothing else, except water and darkness. Then he thought that he alone existed. His thought was made complete by means of the word, and it appeared as a spirit moving to and fro over the waters. And when that spirit appeared, the ruler separated the watery substance to one region and the dry substance to another region. From matter he created a dwelling place for himself and called it heaven. And from matter the ruler created a footstool and called it earth. Afterward the ruler thought, according to his nature, and he created an androgynous being by means of the word. He opened his mouth and cooed to him. When his eyes were opened, he saw his father and said to him, “Eee.” So his father called him Yao. Again he created the second son and cooed to him. He opened his eyes and said to his father, “Eh.” So his father called him Eloai. Again he created the third son and cooed to him. He opened his eyes and said to his father, “Asss.” So his father called him Astaphaios. These are the three sons of their father.

(3) God produced Zain, predominant in movement, crowned, combined, and formed Gemini in the world, Sivan in the year, and the left foot of man.

(5) Incoronated with a second crown Was through Honorius by the Eternal Spirit The holy purpose of this Archimandrite. And when he had, through thirst of martyrdom, In the proud presence of the Sultan preached Christ and the others who came after him, And, finding for conversion too unripe The folk, and not to tarry there in vain, Returned to fruit of the Italic grass, On the rude rock 'twixt Tiber and the Arno From Christ did he receive the final seal, Which during two whole years his members bore. When He, who chose him unto so much good, Was pleased to draw him up to the reward That he had merited by being lowly, Unto his friars, as to the rightful heirs, His most dear Lady did he recommend, And bade that they should love her faithfully; And from her bosom the illustrious soul Wished to depart, returning to its realm, And for its body wished no other bier. Think now what man was he, who was a fit Companion over the high seas to keep The bark of Peter to its proper bearings.

(44) Zebulon and his sons ; and these are the names of his sons : Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel — four.

(2) And starting on their journey, they said: "We are going to the East, there whence came our fathers." So they said when the three sons set out. One was called Qocaib, and he was the son of Balam-Quitzé, of the Cavec. The one called Qoacutec was son of Balam-Acab, of the Nihaib; and the other called Qoahau, was son of Mahucutah, of the Ahau-Quiché.

(69) And the second was named Asbeêl: he imparted to the holy sons of God evil counsel, and led them astray so that they defiled their bodies with the daughters of men.

(3) Thy exalted minister is Papsukal, the wise counsellor of the gods

(107) And after some days my son Methuselah took a wife for his son Lamech, and she became pregnant by him and bore a son.

(24) And they digged again the wells Oi water which the servants of Abraham, his father, had digged, and which the Philistines had closed after the death of Abraham his father, and he called their names as Abraham his father had named them.

(3) Then while they meditated, it became clear to them that when dawn would break, man must appear. Then they planned the creation, and the growth of the trees and the thickets and the birth of life and the creation of man. Thus it was arranged in the darkness and in the night by the Heart of Heaven who is called Huracán. The first is called Caculhá Huracán. The second is Chipi-Caculhá. The third is Raxa-Caculhá. And these three are the Heart of Heaven. Then Tepeu and Gucumatz came together; then they conferred about life and light, what they would do so that there would be light and dawn, who it would be who would provide food and sustenance.

(9) But calm were the hearts of Balam-Quitzé, Balam-Acab, Mahucutah, and Iqui-Balam. With respect to them [the gods]. They felt no anxiety in their hearts for the gods whom they had received, and had carried on their backs when they came there from Tulán-Zuivá, from there in the East. They were there, then, in the forest, now called Zaquiribal, Pa-Tohil, P'Avilix, Pa-Hacavitz. And next came the dawn, and light shone for our grandparents and our parents. Now we shall tell of the coming of the dawn and the appearance of the sun, the moon, and the stars.

(6) Now the Line of Tradition (vamia). — The son of Pautimashl [received this teaching] from the son of KatyayanI, the son of KatyayanI from the son of GautamI, the son of GautamI from the son of Bharadvajl, the son of Bharadvajl from the son of Parasari, the son of Parasarl from the son of Aupasvasti, the son of Aupasvasti from the son of Parasarl, the son of Parasaii from the son of KatyayanI, the son of KatyayanI from the son of Kausiki, the son of Kausiki from the son of AlambI and the son of VaiyaghrapadI, the son of VaiyaghrapadI from the son of Kanvl and the son of Kapl, the son of Kapl [a] from the son of Atreyl, the son of Atreyl from the son of GautamI, the son of GautamI from the son of Bharadvajl, the son of Bharadvajl from the son of Parasarl, the son of Parasari from the son of VatsI, the son of VatsI from the son of Parasari, the son of Parasarl from the son of VarkarunI, the son of VarkarunI from the son of VarkarunI, the son of VarkarunI from the son of ArtabhagI, the son of ArtabhagI from the son of SaungI, the son of SaungI from the son of Safikriti, the son of Sankritl from the son of AlambayanI, the son of Alambayani from the son of AlambI, the son of AlambI from the son of Jayanti, the son of JayantI from the son of Mandukayanl, the son of Mandukayanl from the son of Mandukl, the son of MandukI from the son of Sandill, the son of Sandill from the son of Rathltari, the son of Rathltari from the son of Bhalukl, the son of BhalukI from the two sons of Kraunciki, the two sons of Kraunciki from the son of Vaidribhati, the son of Vaidribhati from the son of Karsakeyi, the son of Karsakeyi from the son of Praclnayogl, the son of Praclnayogl from the son of Sanjivi, the son of Sanjivl from the son of Prasni, the Asurivasin, the son of Prasni from As u ray ana, Asurayana from Asuri, Asuri [3] from Yajfiavalkya, Yajnavalkya from Uddalaka, Uddalaka from Aruna, Aruna from Upavesi, Upavesi from Kusri, Kus*ri from Vajasravas, Vajasravas from Jihvavant Vadhyoga, Jihvavant Vadhyoga from Asita Varshagana, Asita Varshagana from Harita Kasyapa, Harita Kasyapa from Silpa Kasyapa, Silpa Kasyapa from Kasyapa Naidhruvi, Kasyapa Naidhruvi from Vac (Speech), Vac from AmbhinI, Ambhini from Aditya (the Sun). These white l sacrificial formulas (yajur) which come from Aditya are declared by Yajfiavalkya of the Vajasaneyi school. The line of tradition from Braluna

(1) WHILE Mnesarchus, the father of Pythagoras, was in the city of Delphi on matters pertaining to his business as a merchant, he and his wife, Parthenis, decided to consult the oracle of Delphi as to whether the Fates were favorable for their return voyage to Syria. When the Pythoness (prophetess of Apollo) seated herself on the golden tripod over the yawning vent of the oracle, she did not answer the question they had asked, but told Mnesarchus that his wife was then with child and would give birth to a son who was destined to surpass all men in beauty and wisdom, and who throughout the course of his life would contribute much to the benefit of mankind. Mnesarchus was so deeply impressed by the prophecy that he changed his wife's name to Pythasis, in honor of the Pythian priestess. When the child was born at Sidon in Phœnicia, it was--as the oracle had said--a son. Mnesarchus and Pythasis named the child Pythagoras, for they believed that he had been predestined by the oracle.