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In 1982, while on a Fulbright Fellowship to Mexico City, Alarcón discovered Aztec incantations translated by a Mexican priest . [8] These later inspired the writing in Snake Poems: An Aztec Invocation. [8] He also met his "soul mate," Mexican poet, Elías Nandino, on his trip to Mexico City. [7]
The rhetorical style of classic Nahuatl was full of subtle nuances and is still not well understood. Matthew Restall argues that if Moctezuma's politely offered his throne to Cortés, it may have been meant as the exact opposite since politeness in Aztec culture was a way to assert dominance and show superiority. [ 37 ]
Coatlicue (/ k w ɑː t ˈ l iː k w eɪ /; Classical Nahuatl: cōātl īcue, Nahuatl pronunciation: [koː(w)aːˈt͡ɬiːkʷeː] ⓘ, "skirt of snakes"), wife of Mixcōhuātl, also known as Tēteoh īnnān (pronounced [teːˈtéoʔˈíːnːaːn̥], "mother of the gods") is the Aztec goddess who gave birth to the moon, stars, and Huītzilōpōchtli, the god of the sun and war.
Coatlicue statue, unknown Aztec artist, 1439 or 1491, Andesite, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico. Cōālīcue, or "Snakes-Her-Skirt", is an Aztec earth goddess who is known as the "mother of the gods". [15] As her name suggests, the main iconographic trait of Cōālīcue is her skirt made of interwoven snakes.
The Aztec feathered serpent deity known as Quetzalcoatl is known from several Aztec codices, such as the Florentine codex, as well as from the records of the Spanish conquistadors. Quetzalcoatl was known as the deity of wind and rain, bringer of knowledge, the inventor of books, and associated with the planet Venus.
Macuilxochitzin (born c. 1435), also referred to in some texts as Macuilxochitl, [1] was a poet (cuicanitl [2]) during the peak years of the Aztec civilization. She was the daughter of Tlacaélael, [3] a counselor to the Aztec kings and the niece of the Tlatoani warrior Axayacatl. [1] She lived through the height of the Aztec civilization's ...
In Aztec mythology, Chicōmecōātl [t͡ʃikoːmeˈkoːaːt͡ɬ] "Seven Serpent", was the Aztec goddess of agriculture during the Middle Culture period. [1] She is sometimes called "goddess of nourishment", a goddess of plenty and the female aspect of maize .
The poem also draws, although less prominently, on Aztec traditions, such as through the appearance of Quetzalcoatl. [1] The poem received national attention after it was illegally banned as part of the removal of Mexican American Studies Programs in Tucson Unified School District. [2] The ban was later ruled unconstitutional. [3]