Mesoamerican Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Maya Mythology, Aztec Mythology, Inca Mythology, and Central American Myths (World Mythologies) - Softcover

Clayton, Matt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1094609978 ISBN 13: 9781094609973

Verlag: Independently published, 2019

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If you're looking for a captivating collection of Inca Myths, then keep reading...

This book includes four captivating manuscripts:

• Maya Mythology: Captivating Maya Myths of Gods, Goddesses and Legendary Creatures
• Aztec Mythology: Captivating Aztec Myths of Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures
• Inca Mythology: Captivating Inca Myths of Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures
• Central American Mythology: Captivating Myths of Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures of Ancient Mexico and Central America

In the first part of this book, you'll find the following Maya myths and topics covered

• Two Creation Myths
• The Downfall of Seven Macaw
• The Boyhood Deeds of Hunahpu and Xbalanque
• Ballgames in Xibalba
• The Deaths and Resurrections of Hunahpu and Xbalanque
• The Man Who Became a Buzzard
• How the Sun and Moon Became Man and Wife
• Rabbit Gets His Drink
• And many more!

In the second part of this book, you'll find the following Aztec myths and topics covered

• The Legend of the Suns
• The Deeds of Mixcoatl
• The Origin of Maize and the Creation of Pulque
• The Fall of Xochiquetzal
• The Fate of Souls
• Huitzilopochtli and the Founding of Tenochtitlan
• Huemac Plays the Ball Game
• And many more!

In the third part of this book, you'll find the following Inca myths and topics covered

• Stories of the Gods
• Inca Political Myths
• Five Andean Folktales and an Inca Play
• And much, much more!

In the fourth part of this book, you'll find the following Central American myths and topics covered

• Olocupinele Creates the World (Dule/Cuna, Panama)
• Watakame’ and the Great Flood (Wixáritari/Huichol, Mexico)
• Yomomuli and the Talking Tree (Yoeme/Yaqui, Mexico)
• How the Sea Was Made (Cabécar, Costa Rica)
• Mother Scorpion’s Country (Miskito, Nicaragua)
• The Childhood of the Sun and the Moon (qne-a tnya-e/Chatino, Mexico)
• The Invisible Hunters (Miskito, Nicaragua)
• The King of the Peccaries (Bribri, Costa Rica)
• How Opossum Stole Fire (Mazatec, Mexico)
• Uncle Rabbit and Uncle Tiger (Nicaragua)
• And much, much more!

So if you want to learn more about these four mythologies, click "buy now"!

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1094609978
• ISBN 13: 9781094609973
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 324
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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