Gods and Myths of the AztecsAn introduction to some of the more famous gods and myths of the Aztecs. |
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 8 |
ORIGINS OF AZTEC CULTURE | 25 |
CHAPTER TWO THE OLMEC INHERITANCE | 40 |
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agricultural appears archaeological architecture associated astronomical Aztec culture Aztec world ball-court blood blood-letting buildings capital carvings depicting Catherwood ceremonial centres Chalcatzingo Chalchiuhtlicue Chichimeca chinampa complex costume cycle death dedicated divine earth elite Feathered Serpent Flowers Goddess gods groups Heart of Heaven Huitzilopochtli human sacrifice important influence lineage Lord maize man-god mask Maya Maya culture Maya world Mayan Mesoamerican Mesoamerican cultures Mexico City Mixtec Moctezuma Monte Alban monuments Moon Morning Star Museum myth neighbouring noble Oaxaca offerings Olmec belief Olmec culture OPPOSITE Pacal's Palenque patron deity period population priest-ruler priests pyramid Quetzalcoatl Rain record relief carvings represent ritual calendar ruler ruling sacred sacrificed sacrificial victims San Lorenzo Serpent and Heart shown skulls Smoking Mirror Spanish stelae stone symbol Tabasco temple Tenochtitlan Teotihuacan Tezcatlipoca Tikal tion Tlaloc Toltec tomb tree Tula Twin Heroes Underworld Valley of Mexico Venta Venus wearing Xibalba Xipe Totec Zapotec