The Hungry Woman: Myths and Legends of the AztecsJohn Bierhorst A collection of myths that also reveal a great deal of the culture and history of the Aztecs. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
and the Pepper Man | 45 |
The Flight of Quetzalcoatl | 55 |
Copyright | |
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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 John Bierhorst Juan Bernardino Juan Diego killed king king's lake look Malinalxochitl Malintzin Mendieta Mexicans 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