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Mesoamerican Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Maya Mythology, Aztec Mythology, Inca Mythology, and Central American Myths (World Mythologies) 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!

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World Mythologies
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April 15, 2019
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1094609978
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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: #119,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5 in Mayan History (Books)
- #14 in Aztec History
- #94 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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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 August 27, 2020

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It is really fun and interesting

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Jeff Fincher

Another Excellent Captivating History entry from Matt Clayton

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023

I've read a couple other of the Captivating History books from Matt Clayton and decided to explore a bit of Mesoamerican Mythology with this one via Kindle.

The book is almost multiple books in one as Mayan, Aztec, Inca each have their own full book's worth of tales, myths, and legends as well as another that explores multiple different cultures through Central America as well.

The Aztec section particularly interested me as the legends that pushed them towards building an Empire are an interesting mix of history and "divine right" mythology in a sense, showing similarities to cultures through the ancient days of the Mediterranean and Middle East. It's also interesting to see American cultures identifying stories of a rabbit in the moon similar to Asian cultural tales.

All in all, I admit I didn't quite enjoy this book as much as African and Egyptian mythologies in the Captivating series, but that might have simply been from having read them so close together and getting a little worn down on mythology exploration. Still, this is a great book for getting your feet wet in the mythology of these different cultures and would serve as a good springboard for those looking for a place to begin.

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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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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Tawnya J. Luke

I Enjoyed This

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2019

I enjoy mythology and religion of all cultures. I had quite a time with pronunciation because I'm not a native speaker, but the author tries to help with this by providing English translations where he can. My favorite of all was the Andean story of Ollantay. Absolute favorite! The author takes the time to give explanations or origins of each story or myth before the read. He also gives information on the history of the myth, how it came to be, who the author was, if possible, and why or when they disappeared or where they are now. Which I appreciate because I'm a nerd! The stories themselves have similarities to Christian stories and myths. Which is explained, as well. All around a really good read. I hope you enjoy the lore as much as I did.

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D. West

Very Unique !

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2019

This book is very unique in that it’s a handy reference guide to the major Native American civilizations. It covers the three major civilizations in central & South America. So easy to go back & forth on comparing the different cultures .
All of these cultural have similar but still different creation myths. Origin stories & dates gives the reader an idea of a time frame to put everything in perspective. Excellent resource to add to your bookshelf . Captivating History always adds a great bibliography for further research !
Job well done !

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Not my area of expertise.

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2019

It read like a series of undergraduate term papers.

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