Motif
cross associated with four winds
cross_associated_with_four_winds
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center 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 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 8623-8713 confidence: medium
"In Peru, as in Mexico, it is probable that the cross was employed as a symbol of the four winds."
The passage explicitly says the cross was probably employed in Peru and Mexico as a symbol of the four winds.
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