Subtitle: The Gods, Heroes, Monsters and Legends of the Aztec Civilization
Author: Rodrigo Jesús Olivares Gonzalez
Specifications: 8 1/2” x 10 3/4” (216mm x 273mm), 224pp
Word Count: 58,500
ISBN: 9781626693937
Discover a breathtaking civilization steeped in conquest and a perilous obligation to the gods. Before the Spanish conquest, a complex cosmos of blood, gold, and jade flourished in the Valley of Mexico. This book opens the obsidian gates to the sacred, terrifying, and brilliant universe of Aztec mythology, offering a definitive guide to the gods who ruled the Heavens and Earth and the rich lore that shaped their empire.
Journey through four destroyed cosmic eras ruled by competing primeval forces, and then discover our current world, the Fifth Sun, born from the ultimate sacrifice of the gods. Meet Coatlicue, the Earth Mother wearing a skirt of writhing snakes and a necklace of human hearts. Encounter Huitzilopochtli, the fierce Solar Warrior who guided the Mexican people to their island home. Explore the realms of Quetzalcoatl, the wise Feathered Serpent, and Tezcatlipoca, the shadowy Lord of the Smoking Mirror. Uncover the aquatic underworld of Tlalocan, where the Rain God welcomed souls into eternal spring.
Readers of The Definitive Guide to Aztec Mythology will learn how myth dictated real-world actions, from the building of the Great Temple to the dramatic wars of Mesoamerica. They’ll begin to grasp why the shedding of human blood was viewed not as cruelty, but as the essential tribute needed to stop the universe from collapsing into eternal darkness. Combining meticulous cultural history, cinematic storytelling, and vivid graphics, this volume breathes life into the magnificent oral traditions, intricate stone sculptures, and vibrant codices of a civilization that blazed like a comet in the night sky.
Subtitle: The Gods, Heroes, Monsters and Legends of the Aztec Civilization
Author: Rodrigo Jesús Olivares Gonzalez
Specifications: 8 1/2” x 10 3/4” (216mm x 273mm), 224pp
Word Count: 58,500
ISBN: 9781626693937
Discover a breathtaking civilization steeped in conquest and a perilous obligation to the gods. Before the Spanish conquest, a complex cosmos of blood, gold, and jade flourished in the Valley of Mexico. This book opens the obsidian gates to the sacred, terrifying, and brilliant universe of Aztec mythology, offering a definitive guide to the gods who ruled the Heavens and Earth and the rich lore that shaped their empire.
Journey through four destroyed cosmic eras ruled by competing primeval forces, and then discover our current world, the Fifth Sun, born from the ultimate sacrifice of the gods. Meet Coatlicue, the Earth Mother wearing a skirt of writhing snakes and a necklace of human hearts. Encounter Huitzilopochtli, the fierce Solar Warrior who guided the Mexican people to their island home. Explore the realms of Quetzalcoatl, the wise Feathered Serpent, and Tezcatlipoca, the shadowy Lord of the Smoking Mirror. Uncover the aquatic underworld of Tlalocan, where the Rain God welcomed souls into eternal spring.
Readers of The Definitive Guide to Aztec Mythology will learn how myth dictated real-world actions, from the building of the Great Temple to the dramatic wars of Mesoamerica. They’ll begin to grasp why the shedding of human blood was viewed not as cruelty, but as the essential tribute needed to stop the universe from collapsing into eternal darkness. Combining meticulous cultural history, cinematic storytelling, and vivid graphics, this volume breathes life into the magnificent oral traditions, intricate stone sculptures, and vibrant codices of a civilization that blazed like a comet in the night sky.
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