Mexicoloreさんのイラストまとめ

Ancient Mesoamerican myth held the earth to be a gigantic monster: caiman/alligator/croc/dragon all in one. Bringer of life (asleep [s]he gives us her fruits) and of death: an earthquake was felt as the monster waking/stretching. #Duality par excellence... https://t.co/miYhe7D1E8

People born on the #Mexica day Snake tend to have 'very fertile minds, seeking understanding through their emotions and passions. Hard working and good companions, but prone to sudden moods'. (Sign 5/20, symbol of earth and fertility, favourable, East direction. #Aztec Horoscope

May 500 years ago: various #conquistador groups sail up and down the Yucatán coast, the Spanish found the town of Vera Cruz, and Cortés is appointed leading captain. Follow our month-by-month 'Encounters Countdown', written by Professor @MatthewRestall https://t.co/Al6bsQUkTU

'A clean sweep': #Mexica girl sweeping house and courtyard clean all night long (our #animation of Codex Mendoza fol 60r): tough punishment for a 12-year-old Aztec girl! Sweeping/keeping the world clean was a sacred duty in ancient Mesoamerica

Launching: a series of 20 #Mexica daysign guides for budding astrologers interested in #Aztec #horoscopes based on artwork made for Mexicolore by Felipe Dávalos. Useful sources, both well researched: ‘The Aztec Book of Destiny’ (Rick Holmer) & ‘Aztec Astrology’ (K C Tunnicliffe)

Our attempt to animate a classic #Maya mural scene at #Bonampak, to bring to life Professor Mary Miller's suggestion of a 'frame-by-frame cinematic record of how rattles are shaken' in 'The Boys in the Bonampak Band' https://t.co/wcapFuAisv

Question in one of our #Aztecs workshops: did the #Mexica celebrate gods' birthdays? Yes! Find out more with 'Ask the Experts'... https://t.co/9BKI7gy9m9 (Image from Florentine Codex Book 3)

In March 1519 the Cortés-led expedition leaves the island of Cozumel (marked) with the shipwreck survivor (and thus Mayan speaker) Gerónimo de Aguilar on board... Follow our month-by-month 'Encounters Countdown', written by Professor @MatthewRestall https://t.co/XvXITzlEDT

The Mexica (Aztecs) treated #arthritis with sympathetic magic and with powerful narcotic plants, including toloache - a traditional Mexican love potion! https://t.co/H0dC1lAg1x Image from the Florentine Codex Book XI.

500 years ago on this fateful day (Feb 10th 1519) Cortés set sail hurriedly from Cuba to conquer Mexico. How different the world would be if Diego Velazquez, governor of Cuba, had succeeded in stopping him... https://t.co/eJlrPML8oh (Illustration by Miguel Covarrubias)