Pagan Religions(Mesoamerican)

[johny smith]

Mesoamerican tribes like the Aztecs and Mayans created a rich and varied religious mythology. A large number of gods and goddesses fulfilled roles similar to those in pantheons in other cultures, but with some unusual traits like the demand for blood and human sacrifices, the importance of people imitating gods, the role of jaguars, and so forth.

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https://worldofciv.svn.sourceforge..../Rapture/Sounds/MesoAmerican/MesoAmerican.mp3

 

[johny smith]

Chaac (also spelled Chac or, in Classic Mayan, Chaahk) is the name of the Maya rain deity. With his lightning axe, Chaac strikes the clouds and produces thunder and rain. Chaac corresponds to Tlaloc among the Aztecs. Like other Maya gods, Chaac is both one and manifold. Four Chaacs are based in the cardinal directions and wear the directional colors. In 16th-century Yucatan, the directional Chaac of the east was called Chac Xib Chac 'Red Man Chaac', only the colours being varied for the three remaining ones.

 

[johny smith]

Like other Mesoamerican peoples, the traditional Mayas recognize in the maize a vital force with which they strongly identify. This is reflected in their mythological traditions. According to the Popol Vuh, man himself was created from maize. The discovery and opening of the Maize Mountain, the place where the corn seeds were hidden, is one of the most popular of Mayan tales.

 

[johny smith]

Quetzalcoatl is a Mesoamerican deity whose name comes from the Nahuatl language and has the meaning of "feather-serpent". Among the Aztecs, whose beliefs are the best-documented in the historical sources, Quetzalcoatl was related to gods of the wind, of Venus, of the dawn, of merchants and of arts, crafts and knowledge. He was also the patron god of the Aztec priesthood, of learning and knowledge.

 

[johny smith]

Here is the folder of the Mesoamerican religions.

http://wocrapture.svn.sourceforge.n.../Modules/Rapture/Mesoamerican.tar.gz?view=tar