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Most Influential Mesoamerican Gods, The: The History and Legacy of Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopochtli, and Tlaloc
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2139334Most Influential Mesoamerican Gods, The: The History and Legacy of Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopochtli, and Tlalochttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/most-influential-mesoamerican-gods-the-the-history-and-legacy-of-quetzalcoatl-huitzilopochtli-and-tlaloc/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1973487/e1175929-555e-48e8-adff-01a25165a56b.jpg?v=638345055663800000204204MXNCharles River EditorsInStock/Audiolibros/<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>From the Aztec to the Maya, Quetzalcoatl - the Feathered Serpent - rears his beautiful head from magnificent relief carvings in temples no less grandiose than the largest pyramid in the region, that of Cholula in Mexico. Furthermore, thousands of people still gather in the great Mayan city of Chichén Itzá during the spring and autumn equinoxes to watch the shadow of the Feathered Serpent slither its way down the temple known as El Castillo.</p><p>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 shield, darts, and the serpent Xiuhcoatl that carried with it the fury and might of the sun. Everything about him - from his clothes to his weapons - emanated and defined royalty. His name meant Hummingbird of the South or Hummingbird of the Left (meaning the Southern Part of the World) in the native language of the Aztec, Nahuatl. In his kingly role he was not only irrevocably intertwined with war and conquest but also with trade, the things most important to the great Aztec Empire.</p>...2112887Most Influential Mesoamerican Gods, The: The History and Legacy of Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopochtli, and Tlaloc204204https://www.gandhi.com.mx/most-influential-mesoamerican-gods-the-the-history-and-legacy-of-quetzalcoatl-huitzilopochtli-and-tlaloc/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1973487/e1175929-555e-48e8-adff-01a25165a56b.jpg?v=638345055663800000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20239798368976495_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9798368976495_<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>From the Aztec to the Maya, Quetzalcoatl - the Feathered Serpent - rears his beautiful head from magnificent relief carvings in temples no less grandiose than the largest pyramid in the region, that of Cholula in Mexico. Furthermore, thousands of people still gather in the great Mayan city of Chichén Itzá during the spring and autumn equinoxes to watch the shadow of the Feathered Serpent slither its way down the temple known as El Castillo.</p><p>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 shield, darts, and the serpent Xiuhcoatl that carried with it the fury and might of the sun. Everything about him - from his clothes to his weapons - emanated and defined royalty. His name meant Hummingbird of the South or Hummingbird of the Left (meaning the Southern Part of the World) in the native language of the Aztec, Nahuatl. In his kingly role he was not only irrevocably intertwined with war and conquest but also with trade, the things most important to the great Aztec Empire.</p>...9798368976495_Charles River Editorsaudiolibro_56988b2e-ab53-3aaa-b0bb-6701c8dd7413_9798368976495;9798368976495_9798368976495Charles RiverInglésMéxicoNoMINUTE2023-08-10T00:00:00+00:00Charles River Editors