Human sacrifice was common in many parts of Mesoamerica, so the rite was nothing new to the Aztecs when they arrived at the Valley of Mexico, nor was it... 62 KB (7,748 words) - 09:35, 28 April 2024 |
During the pre-Columbian era, human sacrifice in Maya culture was the ritual offering of nourishment to the gods and goddesses. Blood was viewed as a... 41 KB (5,037 words) - 12:59, 25 March 2024 |
Huītzilōpōchtli (category Aztec gods) [wiːt͡siloːˈpoːt͡ʃt͡ɬi] ) is the solar and war deity of sacrifice in Aztec religion. He was also the patron god of the Aztecs and their capital city, Tenochtitlan. He... 35 KB (4,113 words) - 16:59, 6 April 2024 |
140 children who were sacrificed in Peru's northern coastal region. The Aztecs are well known for their ritualistic human sacrifice as offerings to gods... 41 KB (6,336 words) - 19:11, 14 April 2024 |
Luján, Leonardo López (2008). "Aztec Human Sacrifice". In Brumfiel, Elizabeth M.; Feinman, Gary M. (eds.). The Aztec World. New York: Abrams. pp. 137–152... 47 KB (5,786 words) - 04:43, 4 April 2024 |
Tláloc (redirect from Aztec child sacrifice) Tláloc (Classical Nahuatl: Tláloc [ˈtɬaːlok]) is the god of rain in Aztec religion. He was also a deity of earthly fertility and water, worshipped as a... 42 KB (5,371 words) - 14:52, 3 April 2024 |
This is a list of gods and supernatural beings from the Aztec culture, its religion and mythology. Many of these deities are sourced from Codexes (such... 21 KB (2,331 words) - 09:07, 11 April 2024 |
give up human sacrifice, despite the Doctor's warnings about changing history. Lucarotti became fascinated by the Aztec civilisation while living in Mexico... 23 KB (2,471 words) - 06:04, 4 January 2024 |
Flower war (category Human sacrifice) placate them it was necessary to sacrifice many men, and that this had to be done regularly." Thus, Tenochtitlan (the Aztec capital), Texcoco, Tlaxcala, Cholula... 18 KB (2,150 words) - 03:53, 23 April 2024 |
Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. The Aztecs were Nahuatl-speaking groups living in central... 16 KB (1,968 words) - 14:27, 26 April 2024 |
Xipe Totec (category Aztec gods) burned, others had their throats cut. Human sacrifice in Aztec culture Aztec mythology Itztapaltotec "Xipe Totec | Aztec deity | Britannica". www.britannica... 25 KB (3,063 words) - 22:55, 3 April 2024 |
Mesoamerican ballgame (redirect from Aztec ballgame) ritual events. Late in the history of the game, some cultures occasionally seem to have combined competitions with religious human sacrifice. The sport was... 59 KB (7,107 words) - 15:32, 11 March 2024 |
Aztec series, followed by Aztec Autumn. The remaining four novels (Aztec Blood, 2002; Aztec Rage, 2006; Aztec Fire, 2008; Aztec Revenge, 2012) were written... 10 KB (1,246 words) - 17:09, 13 March 2024 |
Culture of ancient Rome Culture of ancient Rus Clovis culture Mississippian culture Vinca culture Human sacrifice in Aztec culture The arts and politics... 42 KB (4,741 words) - 06:57, 13 April 2024 |
The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. They called themselves Mēxihcah (pronounced... 17 KB (2,327 words) - 22:03, 18 April 2024 |
In Aztec mythology, Creator-gods are the only four Tezcatlipocas, the children of the creator couple Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl "Lord and Lady of Duality"... 13 KB (1,729 words) - 16:07, 19 December 2023 |
the Aztec god of the sun, was closely associated with the practice of human sacrifice. The sun goddess Amaterasu is the most important deity in the Shinto... 13 KB (1,340 words) - 16:57, 7 April 2024 |
Toltec (redirect from Toltec culture) 1150 CE. The later Aztec culture considered the Toltec to be their intellectual and cultural predecessors and described Toltec culture emanating from Tōllān... 32 KB (3,671 words) - 03:40, 6 April 2024 |