SOUTH AMERICAN PICTURES
Templo Mayor

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© South American Pictures/ Frank Nowikowski

Templo Mayor, Mexico City. The Coyolxauhqui stone. The Aztec creation legend tells that Coyolxauhqui, the moon goddess, was killed by her brother Huitzilopochtli. This huge stone disk shows her dismembered body. Museo del Templo Mayor Mexico City.

 

 

 

 

 


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