Another weird pic that I stumbled upon while researching Aztecs.

    • Mister Neon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Well the two Tezcatlipocas in the middle (red being an aspect of Xipe Totec) are from the Codex Borgia. The depiction of Quetzalcoatl Ehecatl is from Codex Borbonicus and Huitzilopochtli doesn’t show up in Codex Borgia at all.

        • Mister Neon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          3·
          3 days ago

          Yep, it’s the only thing left I’m passionate about. I’m a history nerd from Texas and I got a chip on my shoulder that Mexican history doesn’t attract history nerds.

          • Sergio@slrpnk.netEnglish
            3·
            2 days ago

            I frequently wish that the movie Apocalypto had inspired a whole genre of movies. Kind of like Westerns, but taking place in pre-Columbian times. That’s the sort of thing that creates new history nerds in a genre. Do you happen to know if Mexico has produced many/any good movies that take place in pre-Columbian times?

          • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            1·
            2 days ago

            A shame, because the pre-columbian cultures of that region are so fucking cool, and the colonized history isn’t boring either! Wish i knew more about it.