Gods of the Maya, Aztecs, and IncasWith their universal themes of love, loss, and justice, myths, which define the values and customs of a particular society, continue to have meaning for us hundreds and even thousands of years after they were first told. The lavishly illustratd volumes in this series of mythological tales and beliefs from around the world explore the cultures of ancient Greece; Scandinavia; Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales; the Far East; Native America; Africa, and Central and South America. Gods of the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas reveals how the divine powers influenced the ancient civilizations of Central and South America. |
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Contents
Through Spanish Eyes How the Myths Survived | 9 |
The Maya World | 15 |
The Aztec World | 47 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
Aclla-huaci Acoynapa ancient Maya animals army asked Auilix Ayar Cachi Azcapotzalco Aztecs ball court beautiful became bird Blood Girl Bonampak bowl boys brothers build Cahuillaca cave ceremony Chuquil Chuquillanto clothes Coatlique condor Coxcoxtli Coyolxauhqui creatures Cuzco decided emperor empire feathers fire goddess gods grew head heart House of Utter huge Huitzilopochtli human sacrifice Hunahpu Hunahpu and Seven Hunahpu and Xbalanque hundred Inca Indian Itzcoatl Jaguar jungle kill king lake legends lived llama lncas maiden maize Mama Occlo Mamacocha Manco Capac mankind Mayan Mexico City miles mother mountain mummies murals myths nahpu night nobles obsidian Pachacuti Palenque Peru priest pyramid quauhxicalli quetzal Quetzalcoatl river rock ruler Seven Hunahpu skin skull Spaniards Spanish stone Sun Virgins Tenochtitlan Teotihuacan Tepanec Tezcatlipoca Tlacaellel Tohil told tomb took tree tribe Tula twins underworld Uxmal Valley of Mexico victims Viracocha warriors woman worship Xbalanque Xibalba Xibalban lords Xmucane Yaluk
Bibliographic information
| Title | Gods of the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas Myths of the world |
| Author | Timothy Roland Roberts |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | MetroBooks, 1996 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Length | 112 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General History / Native American Religion / Ethnic & Tribal Religion / General Social Science / Folklore & Mythology |
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