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Myths Retold AZTEC CREATIONS AND THE MYTH OF THE SUNS THE AZTECS
, LIKE MANY Mesoamerican peoples, believed that the universe was conceived
in a struggle between the powers of light and darkness. In the beginning were ...
Myths Retold AZTEC CREATIONS AND THE MYTH OF THE SUNS THE AZTECS
, LIKE MANY Mesoamerican peoples, believed that the universe was conceived
in a struggle between the powers of light and darkness. In the beginning were ...
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Among the Aztecs, the foremost deity was Tezcatlipoca, 'Lord of the Smoking
Mirror', the omnipotent patron of royalty and sorcerers. Uniquely Aztec was
Huitzilopochtli, 'Hummingbird of the South', the tribal war god to whom human
sacrifices ...
Among the Aztecs, the foremost deity was Tezcatlipoca, 'Lord of the Smoking
Mirror', the omnipotent patron of royalty and sorcerers. Uniquely Aztec was
Huitzilopochtli, 'Hummingbird of the South', the tribal war god to whom human
sacrifices ...
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Similarly, the Aztec glyphic name for the fifth creation - the Aztec era itself- was '
Four-Movement', suggesting a link between powerful spirit forces which animated
the universe, and unpredictable earthquake tremors which shook the Valley of ...
Similarly, the Aztec glyphic name for the fifth creation - the Aztec era itself- was '
Four-Movement', suggesting a link between powerful spirit forces which animated
the universe, and unpredictable earthquake tremors which shook the Valley of ...
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