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MAYAN AND MYTHOLOGY SJC HISTORY ~ While the Aztec civilization developed in the part of Mexico that is now Mexico City the Mayan civilization developed farther south in what is now northern Guatemala and Belize Today there are about six million Mayas mostly in Guatemala where Mayas are about half of the population The Mayas have a longer history than the Aztecs

Mayan and Aztec Mythology Michael Schuman William Sauts ~ As one of the books in the Mythology Series for young adults with such titles as Chinese Mythology Heroes in Greek Mythology Inuit Mythology Egyptian Mythology and American Indian Mythology this book does a very good job in introducing the myths and gods of these two great civizations

Aztec mythology Wikipedia ~ Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of Aztec civilization of Central Mexico The Aztecs were Nahuatlspeaking groups living in central Mexico and much of their mythology is similar to that of other Mesoamerican cultures According to legend the various groups who were to become the Aztecs arrived from the north into the Anahuac valley around Lake Texcoco The location of this valley and lake of destination is clear – it is the heart of modern Mexico City – but little can

Mayan and Aztec Mythology The World of Mythology Jim ~ Readers of Mayan and Aztec Mythology will learn the history of myths as well as their deeper meaning From the Aztec feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl to the Mayan rain god Chac this book helps kids understand the myths that shape and direct peoples lives Abdo Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO

Maya Mythology Your guide to the gods of Mesoamerica ~ The famous city of Teotihuacan was the size of Rome and is full of mysteries It seems to have suffered fire at some point but parts of it were in use up to Aztec times With its pyramid of the sun built over a chambered cave this may even have been Pacariqtambo ‘The Place Of Emergence’ where the Inca Gods hid during a terrible disaster

Maya mythology Wikipedia ~ Maya mythology is part of Mesoamerican mythology and comprises all of the Maya tales in which personified forces of nature deities and the heroes interacting with these play the main roles The myths of the PreHispanic era have to be reconstructed from iconography Other parts of Mayan like oral tradition are not considered here

The Creation Myth of the Aztecs ~ The Aztec creation myth which describes how the world originated is called the Legend of the Fifth Sun Several different versions of this myth exist and this is for a few reasons First is because the stories were originally passed down by oral tradition Also a factor is that the Aztecs adopted and modified gods and myths from other tribes that they met and conquered

The Top 10 Aztec Gods of Mexica Mythology ~ Quetzalcoatl pronounced Kehtzalcohatl “the Feathered Serpent” is probably the most famous Aztec deity and is known in many other Mesoamerican cultures such as Teotihuacan and the Maya He represented the positive counterpart of Tezcatlipoca He was the patron of knowledge and learning and also a creative god