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The Sun and Fire as emblems--The Serpent and the Sun--Taut and the Serpent--Horapollo and the Serpent Symbol--Sanchoniathon and the Serpent--Ancient Mysteries of Osiris, &c.--Rationale of the connection of Solar, Phallic, and Serpent Worship--The Aztec Pantheon--Mexican Gods--The Snake in Mexican Theology--The Great Father and Mother--Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent--Researches of Stephens and Catherwood--Discoveries of Mr. Stephens.