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Myths on God committing suicide
Directly from Wikipedia on Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec winged serpent and creator god:
In the Codex Chimalpopoca, it is said Quetzalcoatl was coerced by Tezcatlipoca into becoming drunk on pulque, ...
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What is the origin of a tale of hummingbird extinguishing a fire in Mesoamerica or South-America?
As much as we might want it to be, as it stands, there is no evidence that this is a traditional story from any culture, Mesoamerican or otherwise.
This appears to be the work of author Michael Nicoll ...
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Did the sun stand still at around the same time in Toltec and Biblical traditions?
I believe it should be noted that Mexico (location of the Toltec empire) is 8 hours behind Israel. Pretty much halfway across the world. Now I don't know about you, but to me, it seems like it'd be ...
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