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Aztec Mythology: Captivating Aztec Myths of Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures (Mesoamerican Mythologies) Paperback – September 27, 2018
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The Aztecs believed that offerings of human blood and human lives were necessary to the continued running of the universe. Indeed, in Aztec myths the gods themselves make sacrifices of their own blood and even of their entire bodies in order to create a universe humans can live in and, in one story, to create humans themselves; humans therefore must make blood sacrifices in turn to feed the gods and to keep the universe in existence.
To the ancient Aztecs, these practices seemed fitting, necessary, and honorable, helping to connect the world of humans to the divine world of the gods, a universe that in Aztec myth took shape in cycles of creation, destruction, and rebirth.
Aztec Mythology: Captivating Aztec Myths of Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures invites you to go on a startling journey to discover stories such as:
- The Legend of the Suns
- The Deeds of Mixcoatl
- The Origin of Maize and the Creation of Pulque
- The Fall of Xochiquetzal
- The Fate of Souls
- Huitzilopochtli and the Founding of Tenochtitlan
- Huemac Plays the Ball Game
- And many more!
- Print length100 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateSeptember 27, 2018
- Dimensions6 x 0.25 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101724087258
- ISBN-13978-1724087256
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- Publisher : Independently published (September 27, 2018)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 100 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1724087258
- ISBN-13 : 978-1724087256
- Item Weight : 5.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.25 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #303,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #42 in Aztec History
- #148 in Mexico History
- #70,831 in Religion & Spirituality (Books)
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Matt Clayton is a best-selling author who is particularly known for his excellent take on mythology. Two of his best-selling books are Greek Mythology: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters and Norse Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Norse Folklore Including Fairy Tales, Legends, Sagas and Myths of the Norse Gods and Heroes.
As an author, Matt's mission is to unveil the captivating stories from the ancient world. So far, he has done a phenomenal job in terms of giving the readers what they want. When Matt is not wearing the author's hat, he is either reading, eating, sleeping or working on projects related to his brand Captivating History. You can check out his Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMNMpSc81hvn5OC26yj-5Jw
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Christianity was forced upon the Aztecs and most of their writings were destroyed.
The book covers the myths of various gods and goddesses which includes the creation of the world, blood sacrifices, ritual warfare, the afterlife and other topics. Ritual sacrifice is perhaps the main thing that distinguishes the Aztecs. Political myths are also covered including what the Aztecs thought of the Toltec people and how they considered themselves so much better than them.
The Aztecs also had their own calendar.
Two things that struck me about their myths was that they mentioned the existence of giants which seems to be something that you can find in mythos of many countries all around the world. Another thing that is common to many countries is the story of a great flood (the story of which goes back to the ancient Sumerian civilization and others.)
The book also includes a glossary and a bibliography. It has a number of very useful maps and is written in an easy-to-understand manner. I also like the use of actual stories/myths from their time.
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Also the author never bothers to mention Xolotl's role in guiding Quetzalcoatl in the creation of the people of the fifth sun, and as a fan of Xolotl, that is a slighty annoying.








