Coatlicue

left handed hummingbird. An interesting characteristic of Huitzilopochtli is he was born full grown. He was the god of sun and war and was a cultural god. Coatlícue, his mother became pregnant by placing feathers under her breasts. When her more than 400 children learned of the pregnancy they were outraged and revolted against her. When Coatlícue was decapitated by her daughter Coyolxauhqui, Huitzilopochtli rose from his mother’s dead body with his weapons and beheaded his sister, Coyolxauhqui.…

The song “Poprocks & Coke” by Green Day represents the theme Family Sticks Together. The theme is represented throughout the book The Warlock The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott, through the journey the children take. Over the course of the story we can see the twins are trying their very best to stick together, but by the end of the 4th book the two twins have differing opinions of people and end up choosing sides. Sophie ends up going with Niten to find the Flamels,…

Culture defines the norms, beliefs and practices of a particular society. Usually, the adoption of a particular cultural belief depends on the prevailing circumstances. The various sets of beliefs and norms dictate the nature of lifestyle and the manner of social practices of society. Usually, it acts as the parameter that differentiates individuals. This paper focuses on the various aspects which inform the current cultural position of Mexico. Also, it seeks to determine several songs,…

Coyolxauhqui, goddess of the moon, and her brother Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec sun god, describes the relationship between the Sun and the Moon. Coyolxauhqui and her four hundred other brothers are said to have become enraged when they learned their mother, Coatlicue, was pregnant with Huitzilopochtli, and traveled to Mount Coatepec planning to kill him. However, at the precise moment of their attack, Huitzilopochtli emerged from his mother’s womb a fully grown warrior and decapitated…

In the 1980s, the recognized American/Mexican (chicana) theorist and writer, Gloria Anzaldua, published her semi-autobiographical book Borderlands/La Frontera. By narrating her life as a chicana, an American of Mexican descent, Anzaldua explains the existence of cultural barriers and how she managed to find her own true cultural identity while living on the border. As a tribute to her work, Emma Perez, an associate professor at the University of Colorado, wrote “Gloria Anzaldúa: La Gran Nueva…

Art, Ceremony, and War: An Archeological Analysis and Interpretations of the Aztec Located in central Mexico, most notably a place called Tenochtitlan located on an island in Lake Texaco, was a civilization known as the Aztecs. The Aztecs were one of the powerful civilizations that dominated what is current Mexico. The Aztec were a people with a rich culture and have that have had a great influence on modern Mexico and even the world. After the end of the Aztec civilization their art, tools,…

While other cultures practiced human sacrifice, the Aztec empire is the most well-known and most aggressive group known to have practiced human sacrifice. The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican tribe that lived in the thirteenth century. The Aztec empire only existed for a short time, but left a significant impact, especially in regards to human sacrifices (Tuerenhout 7). The gruesome ritual of human sacrifice has been held as a special religious practice for the Aztecs. The creation stories of the…