Mesoamerican mythology

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cultural tradition mythology religious tradition

Mesoamerican mythology is the rich body of myths, deities, and cosmological beliefs developed by pre-Columbian cultures such as the Maya, Aztec, and others in ancient Mexico and Central America.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Maya religion	6
Maya mythology	1
Mayan mythology	1
Mesoamerican feathered serpent complex	1
Mesoamerican mythology canonical	1
Mesoamerican religion	1
Olmec religion	1
Tarascan cosmology	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural tradition ⓘ mythology ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ
associatedWith	Aztec culture ⓘ surface form: Aztec civilization Maya civilization ⓘ Mixtec civilization ⓘ Olmec civilization ⓘ Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ Toltec civilization ⓘ Zapotec civilization ⓘ
centralTheme	death and rebirth ⓘ maize cycle ⓘ sun’s journey ⓘ
cosmologyIncludes	nine underworld levels ⓘ thirteen heavens ⓘ world tree ⓘ
developedIn	pre-Columbian era ⓘ
hasConcept	axis mundi ⓘ cosmic cycles ⓘ creation myths ⓘ flood myths ⓘ hero twins ⓘ ritual sacrifice ⓘ sacred calendar ⓘ sky realms ⓘ underworld ⓘ world ages ⓘ
hasDeity	Chaac ⓘ Coatlicue ⓘ Coyolxauhqui ⓘ Feathered Serpent ⓘ Huitzilopochtli ⓘ Hun Hunahpu ⓘ Itzamna ⓘ Ix Chel ⓘ Kukulkan ⓘ Mictecacihuatl ⓘ Mictlantecuhtli ⓘ Quetzalcoatl ⓘ Tezcatlipoca ⓘ Tlaloc ⓘ Xipe Totec ⓘ Xochipilli ⓘ Xochiquetzal ⓘ Yum Kaax ⓘ
hasInfluenced	Day of the Dead ⓘ surface form: Day of the Dead traditions modern Mexican culture ⓘ
hasRitual	ballgame ceremonies ⓘ bloodletting ⓘ calendar festivals ⓘ human sacrifice ⓘ
hasText	Chilam Balam books ⓘ Codex Borbonicus ⓘ Codex Borgia ⓘ Dresden Codex ⓘ Madrid Codex ⓘ Popol Vuh ⓘ
includesBeliefIn	ancestor veneration ⓘ animism ⓘ sacred caves ⓘ sacred mountains ⓘ
influencedBy	agricultural cycles ⓘ astronomical observation ⓘ
practicedBy	Maya-speaking peoples ⓘ Nahuatl-speaking peoples ⓘ
region	Mesoamerica ⓘ