A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.
Aristotle
MYTHOLOGY
Mayan Myths
If we learned anything from the Mayans, it's that if you don't finish something, it's not the end of the world.
The hero twins
The Dog God, a twin himself, was the deity of both twins and deformities and the birth of twins, like that of deformed children, was regarded as portent of disaster. Aztec parents, considering twins a mortal threat, routinely killed one of the babies as the only way to save their own lives. Yet, Mesoamerican mythologies...
The rabbit and his cap
Once when the rabbit, that is, the mayor**, still had his antlers, he met a deer. The rabbit said to the deer:
"Brother, look at the cap [antlers] Our Father gave me." "Come here, brother," said the deer, "Lend it to me," said the...
Creation of men
There were four gods in heaven and each of them sat on his chair, observing the world below. Then the yellow lord suggested that they make a man to enjoy the earth and offer praise to the gods. The other three agreed.
So the yellow god took a lump of yellow clay and