Central to Aztec creation myth and Mayan mythology, he co-created the earth and resurrected human life by molding bones with his own blood. His influence permeated education, art, and civic ideals ...

John Hitchcock graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in film studies and previously wrote on his own blog. He also specializes in nature and virtual photography and does art in Source ...

This important Aztec god embodied both the rising sun and the martial vigor needed to sustain it. Born fully armed atop the sacred Coatepec mountain, his daily triumph over darkness symbolized the sun ...

Statue of Mictlantecuhuli, Lord of Mictlan. Public domain, wikimedia. Over the new year I spent several weeks studying and researching various beliefs in the afterlife from multiple cultures and ...

North American mythology. Introduction -- Transformation -- The living sky -- Landscapes of memory -- Spirits of memory -- Spirits of the earth -- The dark side -- The trickster -- Death & afterlife - ...

The California Department of Education has proposed an ethnic studies “model curriculum” that includes, among other things, chanting the names of Aztec gods in an attempt to build unity among ...