Leyenda azteca traducida a una lengua extranjera

THE GREAT MOTHER.

Ancient goddess Coatlicue of the Aztecs,

His appearance is monstrous body consists of snakes fragments and body parts, limbs are formed only blood, it is a terrible monster but for the Aztecs is Tonatzin his mother.

but its appearance was not always the same as all the Aztec gods in their first they lived in Teotihuacan there every god met a specific task she was the goddess selected to create life and fill the sky with stars, was the goddess most beautiful and with its beauty seduced many gods to finally marry miscoatl one of the sons of the lord of creation, together taking all communities start beget children to fulfill their mission coatlicue has four children with whom fills the sky, between its four sons the eldest daughter of the moon coatlicue coyotlsalqui which thanks to its character becomes the leader of all his brothers out,

miscoatl an coatlicue and met the first mission entrusted to them now it was time to rest in the city of Teotihuacan Aztec gods where she and her husband had a place destinado.Durante stay at Teotihuacan she discovers her husband is cheating and a rage ends the life of her husband.

Mother goddess Coatlicue changed to stop being the beautiful girl she was and becomes a monster, now only dedicated to his temple and his hunger for blood increases, more and more sacrifices to keep the land.

Coatlicue was sweeping his temple one morning when suddenly a hummingbird coming through the window, and left the floor a beautiful ball of feathers turquoise grateful goddess takes it and keeps it in her purse when she finishes her chores and looking pen was no longer to his surprise was pregnant causes so much joy that brings their children to tell their great news to her surprise her children accuse her of adultery and her joy turns into fear.

Unfortunately for the Aztecs dishonor paid with death, coyotlsalqui plans to kill his mother and with the help of his brothers can agree and plan his revenge, however one of the stars notifies the plan of his sister, then a second miracle happens, your child will talk filling the courage to face his coyotlsalqui daughter coatlicue immediately runs into the hill of the snake ready to give birth, while her daughter around the hill with his four brothers ready to kill his mother, son promises she hopes to save her but unfortunately for coatlicue your child has not even been born, coyotlsalqui not seek a fair fight only wants revenge on her mother.

coatlicue begins to give birth at the same time, born huitshilopostli the war god of the Aztecs, but not born as a helpless baby but as an adult and even big strong and armed with a gun sacred weapon of the gods , and is there in front of their brothers willing to defend his mother above all, coyotlsalqui only seeks the death of his mother, the battle begins four to one not yet huitshilopostli bloodlust begins to dominate stops, one at one abandons his brethren to earth finally comes where her sister before she can defend the attacks, once dead his sister huitshilopostli takes his mother and return to their sanctuary there the gods reward.

huitshilopostli symbolizes the fall of the moon and the stars and the sunrise on the horizon four stars symbolize the four brothers who flee daytime sunlight.