>>10424192

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“This is not to say, however, that the Great Goddess does not have her more violent aspect: one mural fragment, likely from Techinantitla, shows her as a large mouth with teeth, framed by clawed hands.”

>> I know this is going to sound weird to anons, but I see the Greek goddess Athena in her. What do I mean here: well, Athena is the protector of land = Attika, and we know her connection to spiders in the myth of Arachne. She also was the goddess of war and she gave many gifts to mankind including the olive tree. She is also responsible for sweet water (streams) in her rivalry with Poseidon who gave men salty water. And of course the OWL was one of her symbols. I know this is strange, but I truly see Athena a lot in this Great Goddess….I think there is a wrong interpretation: this Great Goddess is NOT an underworld goddess. I’m starting to understand things better now = will talk about this when we get there anons, for now, please take notes.

Other interpretations

Mixed-Gender Interpretation

Elisa C. Mandell's 2015 article "A New Analysis of the Gender Attribution of the 'Great Goddess' of Teotihuacan"[22] published by Cambridge challenges the interpretation of the Great Goddess as being not only female but also male, a mixed-gender figure. Sex is understood as the biological and anatomical difference between men and women, while gender is a socially and culturally constructed identity. There are disagreements among historians over the role of biology to informing gender and “whether sex as a biological concept exists outside Western society”.[23] There is a history of mixed-gender identity within Mesoamerican people, and considering that the Goddess is from Teotihuacan, Western models of gender binary should not be imposed upon non-Western figures. Additionally, there are no explicit sexual characteristics shown on the Great Goddess so their sex cannot be deduced.

There is a history of masculine and feminine attributes being shown within the same figure in Mesoamerican art. The Mayan Maize Deity can be seen as an example of this, as posited by Bassie-Sweet. Considering the importance of maize, or corn, which has the ability to switch between the two biological sexes. With the fact that Mesoamerican people considered themselves to be descendants of the corn plant, this nature based culture allows for ambiguity of sex and gender within the peoples[24]. Furthermore, we have evidence that the Maize God inspired Mayan elites, no matter their gender, to wear mixed-gender costumes to honor the Maize God.

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>> Oh please! Gender gibberish again. I don’t buy this interpretation of dual genders anons. And I want to point out there are a lot of indications so far that Teotihuacan was the starting point of many Mesoamerican cultures and civilizations. The Maize god couldn’t influence the cult of the Great Goddess in Teotihuacan because it came afterwards. And as seen before, it looks like the cult of the Great Goddess didn’t spread to other culture but was more specific to the city of Teotihuacan. The rest of the Wikipedia page doesn’t have any additional information that can help us, so I’m skipping it. If anons are interested in reading that part, they can use the link.

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>>10437019

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After that detour, let’s continue where we left off about Teotihuacan:

“Population

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One of Teotichuacan’s neighborhood, Teopancazco, was occupied during most of the time Teotichuacan was as well. It showed that Teotichuacan was a multiethnic city that was broken up into areas of different ethnicities and workers. This neighborhood was important in two ways; the high infant mortality rate and role of the different ethnicities. The high infant mortality rate was important within the neighborhood, and the city at large, as there are a large number of perinatal skeletons at Teopancazco. This suggests that the population of Teotihuacan was sustained and grew due to people coming into the city, rather than the population reproducing. The influx of people came from surrounding areas, bringing different ethnicities to the city.”

>> HIGH INFANT MORTALITY WITHIN THE CITY. Now this is very interesting. I wonder why is that? I mean REALLY why? Not the given excuse…. What was really going on here? I’m not implying infant sacrifice was practiced here, but I’m wondering: why do we have this high number of prenatal births? Reminds me of Henri VIII and Albert Pike’s “troubles” of having a living healthy heir.

“Writing and Literature

Recently there was a big find in the La Ventilla district that contains over 30 signs and clusters on the floor of the patio.[62] Much of the findings in Teotihuacan suggest that the inhabitants had their own writing style. The figures were made "quickly and show control" giving the idea that they were practiced and were adequate for the needs of their society.[63] Other societies around Teotihuacan adopted some of the symbols that were used there. The inhabitants there rarely used any other societies symbols and art.[64] These writing systems weren't anything like their neighbors but the same writings show that they must have been aware of the other writings.”

>> This is also very interesting anons, because it’s just another proof that Teotihuacan was the starting point of many civilizations in the area.

“Obsidian laboratories

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Archaeological site

Knowledge of the huge ruins of Teotihuacan was never completely lost. After the fall of the city, various squatters lived on the site. During Aztec times, the city was a place of pilgrimage and identified with the myth of Tollan, the place where the sun was created. Today, Teotihuacan is one of the most noted archaeological attractions in Mexico.

Excavations and investigations

In the late 17th century Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora (1645–1700) made some excavations around the Pyramid of the Sun.[66] Minor archaeological excavations were conducted in the 19th century. In 1905 Mexican archaeologist and government official, in the regime of Porfirio Díaz, Leopoldo Batres[67] led a major project of excavation and restoration. The Pyramid of the Sun was restored to celebrate the centennial of the Mexican War of Independence in 1910. […]”

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