As its name suggests, an Aztec death whistle can make a most dreadful sound. But the effect depends on how it's played, explains musicologist and archaeologist Arnd Adje Both of the Free University of ...

For all of human history, the Sun has served as a great constant in daily life. As this brilliant orb blazes across the sky, it sustaind life, provides harmonious rhythms to our world, and marks the ...

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 ...

Discover the myth of how the weak and pimply Aztec god Nanahuatl sacrificed himself to become Lord Sun and created a new world.

For sheer barbaric brutality, it was hard to beat the Aztecs. They believed their gods required human blood and hearts as sustenance, and they faithfully delivered. Sacrificial victims–often captured ...

Kratos and Atreus are primed for further god-slaying adventures now that the Norse Saga has come to an end. Fortunately, many other mythologies can serve as the backdrop for future battles. I’ve been ...

A collection of narratives from Aztec Indian lore. siris_sil_496363 ...

Preface to the revised edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : mosaics and centers -- Sources : from storybook to encyclopedia -- Quetzalcoatl and the foundation ...