Aztec Gods - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · The Aztec gods and goddesses were a bloodthirsty group whose constant warring with each other led to a cycle of death and rebirth for all humanity. Each of the first …
Quetzalcoatl – Mythopedia
2023年1月24日 · The saint had departed from the Roman Empire following the death of Christ, and Duran believed his travels across the sea could explain the elements of Aztec religion that …
Aztec Mythology - Mythopedia
Aztec mythology is the collected myths and legends of the Aztec people. One of their best-known myths is the founding of the city Tenochtitlan, built on the spot where the travelers saw an …
Tezcatlipoca – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Tezcatlipoca’s festival occurred during the fifth month of the Aztec calendar: Toxcatl. Every year, a young man—typically a prisoner of war—was chosen to represent …
Coatlicue – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Predicting the Fall of the Aztec Empire. Not all of the Aztec’s myths were ancient tales—the Aztec religion was dynamic and alive right up until the time the Spanish …
Huitzilopochtli – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · The famed Aztec god of war, Huītzilōpōchtli (pronounced Weet-zee-lo-pocht’-lee) was the patron god of the Mexica people and a key figure in the creation of the Aztec …
Tlaloc – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · While many Aztec gods live on in works of fiction, or may even continue to exist as cultural icons, Tlaloc seems to have persisted in a more substantial fashion. Piedra de …
Ometeotl - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · An excerpt from Tovar Codex (c. 1492-1600). Like the Codex Ramirez, the Tovar Codex provides a description of Aztec history. Ometeotl’s son Huitzilopochtli can be …
Mixcoatl – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · While the Aztec religion regarded Mixcoatl as a god, the 16th-century Spanish historian Bernardino de Sahagun (1499-1590) wrote that “the Chichimecs [the ethnic group …
Yoruba Religion - Mythopedia
2023年10月2日 · The Religion of the Yorubas: Being an Account of the Religious Beliefs and Practices of the Yoruba Peoples of Southern Nigeria, Especially in Relation to the Religion of …