ENH251 - Mythology

The historic region of Mesoamerica comprises the modern day countries of northern Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, and central to southern Mexico. For thousands of years, this area was populated by groups such as the Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec peoples.

This is the story of the Aztec’s historic 200+ year pilgrimage, as told from the 16th Century Primary source: The Codex Boturini. The Aztecs came from a place in the north called: Aztlan, which means, “place of the White Heron.” The Aztecs left their homeland Aztlan in about 1111 C.E. After more than 200 years of trials and tribulations, they stopped when they saw their sign from their god Huitzilopochtli: the eagle perched on the cactus. There, they would build one of the greatest cities in world history. This is the story of their historic migration from Aztlan to Tenochtitlan in their own words. - Professor Estrada, Historian of the Americas

Introduction and Cultural History of the Wixárika and Religion and Mythology. By Mathias Warnes

The Popol Vuh narrates the Maya creation story, the tales of the Hero Twins, and the account of the creation of the sky, the Earth, and all life. - SmithsonianNMAI