Monday 13 June 2011

The Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, Huitzilopochtli and Mictlantecuhtli.

So, I dont know if any of you guys know something about mexican prehispanic cultures, aztec, mayan, toltec, etc..

Well, the thing is that all over latin america there is a coincidence of 100% of a god in particular in all cultures, mostly known by the name of Quetzalcoatl (aztec), or the winged serpent, he was something like the messiah, he was one of the most important deities in all the region, he was the god of sunlight, razor wind, and prosperity, who came flying by the north and gave illumination to these people, also he promised a return and “rise” of the cultures..




Quetzalcoatl also had his dark side..


Tezcatlipoca, wich is the evil inside quetzalcoatl, the “Darkned mirror”, the destroyer, the wise, the omnipresent, the one who knew all the hidden secrets inside and outside everything. Sometimes considered his twin, being such a contradiction. He was also called “Moyocoya” wich means "almighty".

Also, the most important god within all this civilizations was HUITZILOPOCHTLI.



God of war and blood thirsted, in sacrifice rituals honoring him the victim was cut with a sharp obsidian knife (alive) and removed the heart still pumping blood. The prisoner was completely covered in gray, which was the color of sacrifice, and perhaps, he was drugged, because the screams were considered rude in the case of sacrifice to Huitzilopochtli.

 Then there is my Personal Favorite, MICTLANTECUHTLI..



God of the dead and the underworld.
The worship of Mictlantecuhtli sometimes involved ritual cannibalism, with human flesh being consumed in and around the temple.


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