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Mesoamerican Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Maya Mythology, Aztec Mythology, Inca Mythology, and Central American Myths Paperback – April 15, 2019

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If you're looking for a captivating collection of Inca Myths, then keep reading...

This book includes four captivating manuscripts:

Maya Mythology: Captivating Maya Myths of Gods, Goddesses and Legendary Creatures
Aztec Mythology: Captivating Aztec Myths of Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures
Inca Mythology: Captivating Inca Myths of Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures
Central American Mythology: Captivating Myths of Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures of Ancient Mexico and Central America

In the first part of this book, you'll find the following Maya myths and topics covered

Two Creation Myths
The Downfall of Seven Macaw
The Boyhood Deeds of Hunahpu and Xbalanque
Ballgames in Xibalba
The Deaths and Resurrections of Hunahpu and Xbalanque
The Man Who Became a Buzzard
How the Sun and Moon Became Man and Wife
Rabbit Gets His Drink
And many more!

In the second part of this book, you'll find the following Aztec myths and topics covered

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!

In the third part of this book, you'll find the following Inca myths and topics covered

Stories of the Gods
Inca Political Myths
Five Andean Folktales and an Inca Play
And much, much more!

In the fourth part of this book, you'll find the following Central American myths and topics covered

Olocupinele Creates the World (Dule/Cuna, Panama)
Watakame’ and the Great Flood (Wixáritari/Huichol, Mexico)
Yomomuli and the Talking Tree (Yoeme/Yaqui, Mexico)
How the Sea Was Made (Cabécar, Costa Rica)
Mother Scorpion’s Country (Miskito, Nicaragua)
The Childhood of the Sun and the Moon (qne-a tnya-e/Chatino, Mexico)
The Invisible Hunters (Miskito, Nicaragua)
The King of the Peccaries (Bribri, Costa Rica)
How Opossum Stole Fire (Mazatec, Mexico)
Uncle Rabbit and Uncle Tiger (Nicaragua)
And much, much more!

So if you want to learn more about these four mythologies, click "buy now"!

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April 15, 2019
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6 x 0.81 x 9 inches
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1094609978
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978-1094609973
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (April 15, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 324 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1094609978
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1094609973
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.81 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #423,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #56 in Mayan History (Books)
- #57 in Aztec History
- #761 in History of Education

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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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Deysi

love it

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 27, 2020

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It is really fun and interesting

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Yolanda Bedolla

Messoamerica mythology

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 12, 2020

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I am still reading both books interested me on history

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 3, 2022

I read every book and loved. It was never too complicated. He keep my interest threw out the books, but tell great stories. There was never any dry reading

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Lloyd Hunt

Children stories

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 17, 2019

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I assume I was getting a book on the myths of these civilizations but instead I got child stories from said civilizations. Like our Peter Pan story. Childhood stories. I wanted to learn about the myths. Bad title.

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Dean Clarke

Not what is claims to be

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 26, 2020

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This book is clearly aimed at very young audience, children's stories for children; shame.

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Jonathan

Interesting stories and cultural insight

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 18, 2019

I received an advance copy of this book so that I could submit an early review. However, I volunteered to do early reviews because I really like the Captivating History series. The books are written on a wide variety of historical subjects. They are relatively short, but packed with information, so the reader can understand the subject without making a huge time commitment.

This book is actually a compilation of four shorter books on Mayan, Aztec, Inca, and Central American mythology. Of course, mythology is not technically history but it adds context to the history of any culture. Besides, many of these stories are quite entertaining in their own right. Several of the Mayan myths center on “The Hero Twins” Hunahpu and Xbalanque. Many of those tales suggest that pride was considered a bad thing and the heroes often solved their problems or defeated their adversaries with cleverness or trickery. The Aztec stories have either of the gods Quetzalcoatl or Huitzilopochtli as the protagonists. Huitzilopochtli seems to have been central to their practice of ritual warfare and human sacrifice. The section that is a bit different is the Central American mythology, which is more of a collection of myths and fables from various tribes. Therefore, those stories are more standalone than the others.

Overall, I found the book enjoyable and it’s interesting to see similarities and differences compared to Greek or Hebrew stories.

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Cool book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 11, 2019

I had read previously that the Spanish had wiped out most of the cultural information in the name of the Catholic church so I was surprised that even this much mythology has survived. It was nice to read it back to back civilization by civilization. It states the sources of this mythology and under what circumstances it was written. Cool, interesting read.

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Judy A. Vannewkirk

Mesoamerican Mythology - making History FUN

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 18, 2019

Maya folklore is a piece of Mesoamerican folklore and includes the majority of the Maya stories in which represented powers of nature, gods, and the legends cooperating with these assume the fundamental jobs. The fantasies of the Pre-Hispanic time must be reproduced from iconography.

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