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0 Myths Retold Myths Retold * * american 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 ...
0 Myths Retold Myths Retold * * american 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 ...
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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 A Shield
Jaguar stands here with a torch whilst his wife , Lady Xoc draws a rope through ...
Among the Aztecs , the foremost deity was Tezcatlipoca , ' Lord of the Smoking
Mirror ' , the omnipotent patron of royalty and sorcerers . Uniquely Aztec A Shield
Jaguar stands here with a torch whilst his wife , Lady Xoc draws a rope through ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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