The legend of Lord Eight Deer
Subtitle: an epic of ancient Mexico
By: retold and illustrated by John M.D. Pohl.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: Mixtec Indians -- Folklore; Mixtec Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Juvenile literature; Legends -- Mexico; Mixtec Indians -- Folklore; Indians of Mexico -- Folklore; Folklore -- Mexico
Genres: Folklore.; Juvenile literature.; Folklore
Description: Relates the tale of a powerful conqueror and hero who ruled over the Mixtec people of the Mexican state of Oaxaca between 1063 and 1115.  Includes information on how the codices containing the story were deciphered.