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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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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
- 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!
- 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!
- Stories of the Gods
- Inca Political Myths
- Five Andean Folktales and an Inca Play
- And much, much more!
- 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!
- Print length324 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateApril 15, 2019
- Dimensions6 x 0.81 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101094609978
- ISBN-13978-1094609973
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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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About the author

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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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.









