| Description |
1 online resource (96 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
| Series |
The world of mythology |
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World of mythology (Armonk, N.Y.)
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| Contents |
Aztec creation myths: Four past winds -- Rabbit and the moon -- Plumed serpent and the bones -- Red ant and the maize -- Features: Aztec calendar -- Aztec universe -- Human sacrifice -- Life after death -- Farming and food -- Aztec religion -- Tales of the Aztec gods: Place of the cactus -- Tezcatlipoca and the King of Tolan -- Fall of the flower goddess -- Features: Aztec world -- War and warriors -- Toltecs -- Tenochtitlan -- Arts and crafts -- Maya creation myths: Conversation of the gods -- People of mud, wood, and maize -- Heavenly weaving girl -- Features: City building -- What the Maya looked like -- Arts and crafts -- Maya religion -- Writing, counting, and the calendar -- Tales of the hero twins: Hero twins and the seven macaw -- Hero twins and the maize fields -- Hero twins in the underworld -- Features: Sacred animals -- Gods of the maize -- Maya underworld -- Sacred ball game -- Timeline -- Glossary -- For more information -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
| Summary |
Describes the ancient civilizations of the Aztecs and Mayans through their legends |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 9, 2016) |
| Subject |
Aztec mythology -- Juvenile literature
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Maya mythology -- Juvenile literature
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Legends -- Central America
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- General.
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Aztec mythology
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Legends
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Maya mythology
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Central America
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Juvenile works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317464839 |
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1317464834 |
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9781315702438 |
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1315702436 |
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9781317464846 |
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1317464842 |
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9781317464822 |
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1317464826 |
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0765681064 |
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9780765681065 |
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