Aztec Myths and Tales

Aztec Myths and Tales

With a new Foreword by Anthony F. Aveni, this fascinating collection presents classic texts on the history, culture, gods, calendar, myths and tales of the Aztecs, Incas, Mayans and other Mesoamerican, Central American and Andean peoples, from migration legends to the origin myth of the Five Suns. Though the Olmecs (1250–200 BCE) were the first civilization in Mexico, the Aztecs (1325–1521) were Mesoamerica’s last dominant indigenous civilization and often the one that is thought about, without understanding the region's rich diversity. Like the other Mesoamerican cultures, Aztec gods and myths reflected a natural philosophy where ideas concerning life and death were linked symbolically to the earth, sky and sea in a grand cosmic scheme. Their religion was dominated by the tribal war god Huitzilopochtli, the rain/fertility god Tlaloc and the supreme deity Tezcatlipoca, the Lord of the Smoking Mirror. This collection brings together the stories and the history into a fine and collectable new volume in the Flame Tree Epic Tales series. • Pub Date: 2023 • Format: Embossed Hardback w/ 25 illustrations • Pages: 432 • Size: 9.25(h) x 6.02(w) x 1.41(t) inches