Motif
Burial oriented toward the rising sun
burial_oriented_toward_the_rising_sun
A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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nahua maya inca
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The Myths of Mexico & Peru CHAPTER III: MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE ANCIENT MEXICANS / CHAPTER IV: THE MAYA RACE AND MYTHOLOGY / CHAPTER V: MYTHS OF THE MAYA / CHAPTER VI: THE CIVILISATION OF OLD PERU; lines 8211-8301 confidence: high
Chulpas are described as megalithic tombs or cists for mummies, with doors facing east to catch the rising sun; the author calls this evidence of sun-worship.
Chulpa tomb doors are described as invariably facing east so they may catch the gleams of the rising sun, which the author presents as evidence of sun-worship.
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