The Hungry Woman: Myths and Legends of the Aztecs

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John Bierhorst
Quill/William Morrow, 1993 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 148 pages
A collection of myths that also reveal a great deal of the culture and history of the Aztecs.

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Introduction
3
and the Pepper Man
45
The Flight of Quetzalcoatl
55
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John Bierhorst's many books on Latin American folklore & mythology include "The Mythology of South America", "The Mythology of Norther America" & "The Mythology of Mexico & Central America". A specialist in the language & literature of the Aztecs, he is the author of a Nahuatal-English dictionary & the translator of Cantares Mexicanos. He served as editorial advisor for the Smithsonian Series of Studies in Native American Literature; editorial associate for The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces; & editorial consultant for the Encyclopedia of North American Indians. He lives in West Shokan, New York.

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