Motif
Astrological prediction of destiny
astrological_prediction_of_destiny
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
nahua maya inca
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The Myths of Mexico & Peru CONTENTS / CHAPTER PAGE / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / CHAPTER I: THE CIVILISATION OF MEXICO; lines 1555-1638 confidence: high
Aztec science is described as chiefly astrology and divination; the calendar system supports priestly prediction of newborns’ futures and the dead’s progress in the other world by weighing planets and luminaries.
The passage states that priests used the calendar and heavenly bodies to predict the future of newborn infants.
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