Xelhua is one of the seven giants in Aztec mythology [1] who escaped the flood by ascending the mountain of Tlaloc in the terrestrial paradise and afterwards built the Great Pyramid of Cholula. One of the six giants sons of Mixcoatl, [2] the personification of the Milky Way.
See also
References
- ^ http://encycl.opentopia.com/term/Xelhua[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Cecilio A. Robelo (1905). Diccionario de Mitología Nahoa (in Spanish). Editorial Porrúa. pp. 121, 122, 123. ISBN 970-07-3149-9.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20041204073406/http://mythbytes.com/language.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050426032211/http://puebla.turista.com.mx/section-printpage-44.html
- http://redescolar.ilce.edu.mx/redescolar/publicaciones/publi_mexico/publicholultecas.htm
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Xelhua is one of the seven giants in Aztec mythology [1] who escaped the flood by ascending the mountain of Tlaloc in the terrestrial paradise and afterwards built the Great Pyramid of Cholula. One of the six giants sons of Mixcoatl, [2] the personification of the Milky Way.
See also
References
- ^ http://encycl.opentopia.com/term/Xelhua[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Cecilio A. Robelo (1905). Diccionario de Mitología Nahoa (in Spanish). Editorial Porrúa. pp. 121, 122, 123. ISBN 970-07-3149-9.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20041204073406/http://mythbytes.com/language.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050426032211/http://puebla.turista.com.mx/section-printpage-44.html
- http://redescolar.ilce.edu.mx/redescolar/publicaciones/publi_mexico/publicholultecas.htm
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