The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. They were a civilization with a rich mythology and cultural heritage. Their capital was Tenochtitlan, built on raised islets in Lake Texcoco – the site of modern-day Mexico City. Aztec - Terminology. In Nahuatl, the native language of the 'Aztec', "Azteca" means "someone who comes from Aztlán", a mythical place in northern Mexico. However, the Aztec referred to themselves as Mexica (IPA Including:

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There were twelve rulers or tlatoque (singular: tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan: Legendary Founder: Tenoch 1375: Acamapichtli 1395: Huitzilihuitl 1417: Chimalpopoca 1427: Itzcoatl 1440: Moctezuma I (or Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina) 1469: Axayacatl 1481: Tizoc 1486: Auitzotl 1502: Moctezuma II (or Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin, the famous "Montezuma", a.k.a. Motecuhzoma II) 1520: ...

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The Native American Sweat Lodge, Temazcal, is an ancient practice from the native indians of America; a sacred ritual for Healing and Purification. Participants at the Oneness Festival will be able to experience this very powerful ritual both at day time, and, when it is as most powerful, at night time.

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The ancient Aztecs employed a variety of entheogenic plants and animals within their society. The various species have been identified through their depiction on murals, vases, and other objects. The plants used include ololiuqui (Rivea corymbosa), teonanácatl (Psilocybe spp.), sinicuichi (Heimia salicifolia), toloatzin (Datura spp.), peyotl (Lophophora williamsii) and many others. Aztec Entheogenic Complex - History. There are many pieces of archaeological evidence in reference ...

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Aztec philosophy was the school of philosophy developed by the Aztec Empire. The Aztecs had a well developed school of philosophy, perhaps the most developed in the Americas and in many ways comprable to Greek philosophy, even amassing more texts than the ancient Greeks (Mann, 121). Aztec philosophy focused on dualism, monism, and aesthetics, and Aztec philosophers attempted to answer the main Aztec philosophical question of how to gain stability and balance in an ephemeral world. Aztec philosophy - Beliefs. < ...

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The Aztec civilization recognized many gods and supernatural creatures. Aztec mythology - Gods. Acolmiztli - a god of the underworld, Mictlan Acolnahuacatl (see Acolmiztli) - a god of the underworld, Mictlan Acuecucyoticihuati (see Chalchiuhtlicue) Amimitl - god of lakes and fishermen Atl - god of water Atlacamani - goddess of oceanic storms such as hurricanes Atlacoya - goddess of drought Atlatonan (also Atlatonin) - goddess ...

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The Aztec calendar was the calendar of the Aztec people of Pre-Columbian Mexico. It is one of the Mesoamerican calendars, sharing the basic structure of calendars from throughout ancient Mesoamerica. The calendar consisted of a 365 day calendar cycle and a 260 day ritual cycle. These two cycles together formed a 52 year "century", sometimes called the "Calendar Round". Each month had its name, and the days of the month were numbered from one to twenty. The days of the last month, Nemontemi, were numbered from one to five ...

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Ancient Aztec eschatology is primarily derived from Toltec eschatological beliefs and traditions, centered on the belief that four worlds, or "Suns", along with humankind, were destroyed in a catastrophe prior to the creation of the present universe. The present world is the fifth sun, and the Aztec saw themselves as "the People of the Sun," whose divine duty is to wage cosmic war in order to provide the sun with his tlaxcaltiliztli ("nourishment"). Without it, the sun would disappear from the heavens. Thus the welfare and the ...

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A tzompantli is a type wooden rack or palisade documented in several Mesoamerican civilizations, which was used for the public display of human skulls, typically those of war captives or other sacrificial victims. Tzompantli - Distribution. Tzompantli - General. It was most commonly erected as a linearly-arranged series of vertical posts connected by a series of horizontal crossbeams. The skulls were pierced or threaded laterally along these horizontal stakes. An alternate arran ...

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The Coat of Arms of Mexico has been an important symbol of Mexican politics and culture for centuries. The current coat of arms has hardly changed since the Aztecs first developed it almost seven hundred years ago. The coat of arms depicts a Mexican golden eagle, purched upon a cactus, devouring a snake. To the Aztecs this would have strong religious connotations, but to the Europeans, it would come to symbolize the triumph of good over evil. Coat of Arms of Mexico - Official story. The Coat of Arms of Mexi ...

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The Airyanem Vaejah (Aryan Expanse) was the legendary home of the Aryan (Indo-Iranian) people, as described in writings in the Avesta. Its location is debated, but many scholars place it eastern Asia Minor, Afghanistan or the Caucasus. See also. Aztlán, mythical origin of the Aztecs. Aryan race Aryan invasion theory Indo-Iranians ...

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In Aztec mythology, Xocotl was a stellar god who presided over fire. He is identified with the Aztec and Toltec god Xolotl. Other related archivesAztec, Aztec mythology, Toltec, Xolotl, fire, stellar

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In the Mesoamerican calendars, Calendar Round dates are composed by interlacing the dates of a 260-day period (Tzolkin in the Maya Calendar) with dates from a 365-day period (known in the Maya language as the Haab). One Calendar Round cycle thus includes 18980 distinct dates and lasts approximately 52 years (the least common multiple of 260 and 365 is 18980). A typical Calendar Round date such as 8 Cauac 13 Zip shows the day 8 Cauac of ...

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Gary Jennings is an author noted for several historical fiction novels: Aztec, a story of the Aztec empire just before and during the arrival of the Spanish; Aztec Autumn, a story of the Aztecs following the Spanish conquest; and The Journeyer, an account of the travels of Marco Polo to the Far East. His novels were known for their historical detail and occasionally graphic content. A third Aztec novel, Aztec Blood, was released after his death. This novel was based on his ideas, approved by his estate and by his editor, but at this point the true author has b ...

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In Aztec mythology, Atlacoya was the goddess of drought. Other related archivesAztec mythology

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In Aztec mythology, Chalmecacihuilt was a goddess of Mictlan, the underworld. Other related archivesAztec mythology, Mictlan, underworld

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In Aztec mythology, Chalmecatl was a god of Mictlan, the underworld. Other related archivesAztec mythology, Mictlan, underworld

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In Aztec mythology, the god Chiconahuiehecatl participated in the creation of the world. Other related archivesAztec mythology

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In Aztec mythology, Chalchiuhtlatonal was a god of water. Other related archivesAztec mythology, water

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