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  • Aztec Mythology: Captivating Aztec Myths of Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures

  • By: Matt Clayton
  • Narrated by: Randy Whitlow
  • Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (42 ratings)

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Aztec Mythology: Captivating Aztec Myths of Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures

By: Matt Clayton
Narrated by: Randy Whitlow
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If you're looking for a captivating collection of Aztec myths, then pay attention....

The Aztecs believed offerings of human blood and human lives were necessary to the continued running of the universe. Indeed, in Aztec myths, the gods themselves make sacrifices of their own blood and even of their entire bodies in order to create a universe humans can live in and, in one story, to create humans themselves; humans therefore must make blood sacrifices in turn to feed the gods and to keep the universe in existence.

To the ancient Aztecs, these practices seemed fitting, necessary, and honorable, helping to connect the world of humans to the divine world of the gods, a universe that in Aztec myth took shape in cycles of creation, destruction, and rebirth.

Aztec Mythology: Captivating Aztec Myths of Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures invites you to go on a startling journey to discover stories such as:

  • The legend of the suns
  • The feeds of Mixcoatl
  • The origin of maize and the creation of pulque
  • The fall of Xochiquetzal
  • The fate of souls
  • Huitzilopochtli and the founding of Tenochtitlan
  • Huemac plays the ball game
  • And many more!

So, if you want a captivating collection of Aztec myths, listen to this audiobook now!

©2018 Matt Clayton (P)2018 Matt Clayton
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learned so much

This is a wonderful book I purchased for my grandson who is 8. it gave understandable stories of the Aztec Gods and the mythical stories that brought them to life. National Geographic did an awesome job on this book.

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Narrator Needs Pronunciation Help

Nahuatl words are hard to pronounce. The narrator gets most of them right, but the ones he mispronounces are pretty prominant and distracting. For example Tenochtitlan should be pronounced "Teh-nohch'-tit-lahn;" Quetzalcoatl is not a type of winter "coat" ... the "a" should be pronounced like this: "Ketsahl-koh-ah'-tl. The "x" in "Mexica" is pronounced like "sh," so it should be pronounced "Meh'-shi-kah," not like the "x" in our pronunciation of the modern country "Mexico." The substance is quite good, though, as with all captivating books!

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I love story telling

Very helpful, included facts I did not know. All in all very very very very very awesome. I bring it to school every day. learned about several Greek Gods and Goddess.


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Really well done!

I looked for a basic Aztec mythology book for what seems like forever now because I was holding out for a book with really good illustrations and I found that in this book. The stories are short and to the point without feeling rushed and the stories are in order.

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Good for children

This is a good audiobook for my children to start them in Aztec Mythology. After listening to it several times though I've had to buy other books for them to go further in depth.

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I was pleasantly surprised

It made listening about the Aztec Myths bearable because they were nice short and to the point stories without a lot of filler. My mind tends to wander when there is too much filler information but this book was perfect.

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Really good

The book was really good I suggest you give it to someone who loves Greek mythology. It tells about every god and goddess. From Matt Clayton, it tells everything.

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Great account.

This is one great account of the Aztec civilization and it is a great launching point for further reading. I’m highly recommending this audiobook.

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It is interesting and informational

I already knew a lot of this but this book is a fun refresher. It goes through all the gods and the major heroes. Added a lot to the stories.

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Fireplace storytime

very interesting, reminded me of those times people tell stories by the fire when camping. Good background and the pronunciation of the names is good as well.

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