The Hungry Woman: Myths and Legends of the AztecsJohn Bierhorst From creation myths to the destruction of ancient Aztec culture by the Spaniards, these are the folktales of Mexico. |
Contents
The Flight of Quetzalcoatl | 55 |
The Birth of Huitzilopochtli | 65 |
The Woman of Discord | 75 |
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asked Aztec lore began birds bishop bones called Cantares mexicanos chief server Cihuacoatl city of Mexico Coatlicue codex Códice Ramírez Colhuacan Conquest Copil's heart Cortés Coyolxauhqui cried Crónica mexicana Crónica mexicayotl Crónica X Cuetlaxtlan danced daughter Dead Land Lord Durán dwarfs eagle earth fall of Tula fell fifth sun fire flowers Ghost of Montezuma Girded Loins Guadalupe hagún heard Histoyre du Mechique Huitzilopochtli huitznahua Hungry Woman Juan Bernardino Juan Diego killed king king's lake legends look Malinalxochitl Malintzin Mendieta Mexicans myth Nahuatl in Sahagún Nanahuatl narratives necklaces night ocean omen pepper prickly pear priests Quet Quetzal Quetzalcoatl rain ropes seamstress sent sky lady Snake Mountain song sorcerer Spanish spirits stone story Talking Stone tell Montezuma Tenochtitlan Tenochtli Tepeyacac Tezcatlipoca Tezozomoc tilma Tlatelolco told Toltecs Tonantzin translated trees Tula Virgin Weeping Woman Woman of Discord word zalcoatl