Motif
celestial omen authorizing continuation of time
celestial_omen_authorizing_continuation_of_time
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle 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 1466-1553 confidence: high
At the end of each fifty-two-year period the Mexicans feared that the world would end, time would cease, and the universe would be demolished; before the binding ceremony they were fearful, and at dawn they watched whether the Pleiades passed the zenith.
The Pleiades are watched at the dawn of the fifty-third year, and their passing the zenith means that time will proceed and the world will be respited.
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