num_pages: 216
description: How did the hummingbird become the symbol of the chief Aztec god? Who were the Hero Twins? Why was Venus the planet of war? Did the Maya practise human sacrifice? And did they eat their victims? Who played the ancient ball game? Who were the first consumers of chocolate? What was a war of flowers?
language: English
title: The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya: An Illustrated Dictionary of Mesoamerican Religion
titlecomplete: The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya: An Illustrated Dictionary of Mesoamerican Religion
genres: Anthropology, Religion, Reference, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Archaeology, Ancient History, Art, Mythology, History
ratings_count: 275
publisher: Thames & Hudson