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Huitzilopochtli: The History of the Aztec God of War and Human Sacrifice by Charles River Editors, Ernesto Novato is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Huitzilopochtli: The History of the Aztec God of War and Human Sacrifice about?
\*Includes pictures \*Includes a bibliography for further reading \*Includes a table of contents Gilgamesh, Hercules, Aeneas, and Lancelot are instantly recognized as mythological heroes in the West, evoking visions of Persian monsters, ghastly labors, and the founding and glorification of cities, but the names of Mesoamerican gods remain as mysterious as their spelling. Even those who have come across their names when learning about the history of Mesoamerica – particularly the Aztec and various gods’ roles in the Spanish conquest of their empire – are often unaware that the Mesoamerican deities have tales that equal any of those in the repertoire of the mythological figures mentioned above. As archaeologists quickly learned, there are numerous temples dedicated to gods all across Mesoamerica, from the Olmec and Toltec to the Aztec and Maya. Furthermore, thousands of people still gather in the ruins of Mesoamerican cities, even as researchers learn more about the civilizations that continue to fascinate modern societies. To the Aztec, Huitzilopochtli wore a blue-green hummingbird helmet and was draped in pure white heron feathers. He carried a smoking mirror, an obsidian mirror, a
Who reads Huitzilopochtli: The History of the Aztec God of War and Human Sacrifice?
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Charles River Editors, Ernesto Novato
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion, Other Religions