Surf these sites: Aztec Creation Story -- by Sarah F. - This story is about the gods that the Aztecs believe in. Aztec Folktale -- The Queen With One Hundred Lovers Aztec Mythology -- Listing of the principal Gods with short but useful descriptions. Same listing as in the Probart Encyclopedia. Aztec Mythology Menu -- from the Of Gods and Men site - listing of the Aztec and South American Gods by alphabet Aztec Mythology Overview -- by Lorna Dils : Yale Curriculum Unit 94.03.03. Excellent overview of the Aztec religion and mythology. Aztec Mythology: Quetzalcoatl -- Detailed assignment paper by Troy Graves on Quetzalcoatl. Aztec Myths -- Aztec myths related to objects in the sky, the Earth, and aspects of their world. Aztec Religion -- by Thomas H. Frederiksen - Excellent detailed guide to the Aztec Religion, Gods and forms of worship, including the reasons for sacrifice. Civililaztions'' of the Toltecs and Aztecs -- includes a general description of their civilization and sections on their religion, their Gods and beliefs. Encyclopedia Mythica: Aztec mythology -- The index file for the area on Aztec mythology with short but to the point descriptions on the Aztec Gods. Encyclopedia Mythica: Mayan mythology. -- The index file for the area on Mayan mythology with short but excellent articles on the Gods and beliefs of this culture. Encyclopedia of Mesoamerica -- An online resource for those interested in Mesoamerica including articles on the Gods and beliefs of this region Life and Death in Ancient Mexico -- The Spanish Conquistadors, brutal men themselves, were appalled by the bloody human sacrifices of the Aztecs. The Maya, and the Olmec before them, had equally gruesome rites. Can we hope to understand? Man-Like Gods and Deified Men in Mexican Cosmolore -- My ethnographic survey goes from pre-Aztec times to the post-revolutionary era - the 20th century. It includes subjectively selected examples from texts on (a) genuine gods benevolent and/or malevolent;(b) divinised mothers of gods helping those in need; or ominous of disaster;(c) deified humans often prominent leaders abiding their time to return; (d) glorified individuals becoming heavenly bodies;(e) legendary heroes as «deified men in being». Quetzalcoatl The Myth -- The Quetzalcoatl Myth is the Great Epic of Mesoamerica. It describes events which took place in the city of Tollan Xicocotitlan (Tula, Hidalgo) in the north of the Valley of Mexico near the end of the Tenth Century. Illustrated
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