According to Aztec tradition, Quetzalcoatl was one of the creator ... feature this classic Maya serpent iconography alongside symbols related to the people's rituals and ceremonies.

bearing the mesmerizingly horrific likeness of the earth goddess Tlaltecuhtli (pronounced tlal-TEK-tli)—the symbol of the Aztec life and death cycle, squatting to give birth while drinking her ...

People also considered this Aztec god to be a symbol of fertility and creation. Quetzalcoatl played a central role in Aztec ...

(Rebecca Stacey) "The two heads in this snake is the symbol of dualism ... snake's connection to the Aztec gods, and especially to the great feathered serpent god, Quetzalcoatl: "The snake ...

Hygiene and ritual marked every moment of life for pregnant Aztec women. The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those in her charge a remarkable 16th-century birthing plan, combining practical ...

In Fifth Sun, she writes an informative historical account that is a complex and captivating revisionist history of the Aztecs, drawn solely from their own texts, told in their own words ...

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In their first two games of the year the San Diego State Aztecs committed a total of 24 penalties. It's something they say they're trying to clean up. In the first half of their game at Cal they ...