Myths of Pre-Columbian America

according America ancient animal appears Asia associated Aztec became beliefs bird blood blue body burial called carried ceremony Chapter chief China Chinese civilization Codex Codex Vaticanus colour complex connected cult culture custom dead death deity dragon early earth east Egypt Egyptian elephant evidence fact figures fire flowers four given goddess gods gold green hand head heaven human ideas importance Indian influence interesting island jade Japan jewels king known land living London metals Mexican Mexico milk mother mountain myth natural notes Old World origin Pacific pearls plant points Polynesia pre-Columbian precious pulque Quetzalcoatl rain reached referred regarded religious represented resemblance river sacred says Seler serpent shells shown shows similar snake sometimes soul stones supposed symbol temple Tezcatlipoca theory Tlaloc traces tree tribes various writes