Bloodrush

It's another solo vlog, but don't despair. We'll get back together someday.

This week, because I'm on my own, I'll be talking about Mesoamerican stuff. Because that's what I do when left alone without supervision!

Question: Why did you strip Fertility, Sky, Water and Epic Intelligence from Quetzalcoatl when his description says he is a god of those things? Should the unspoken understanding that he is those things outweigh tthe fact that there are no stories expressly describing him doing said things?

Question: In comparison between Maya and Aztec culture and myth, which one was more prolific with human sacrifice?

Question: First, I just wanted to say that I love your Maya writeup. Kudos to you guys for your awesome work. I have a question, however, concerning the PSP. For the Unici Chupla, Utzil Keban, Caan Cab and Sucun Palil boons, what are the options for characters who want to embody a "between" state, instead of one or the other (say, a hermaphroditic god, or a character who wants to appear as middle-aged, or a "wise child", etc.)? It sems like those boons don't allow for an in-between.

Question: I have a question regarding the sun and moon among the Maya. Who ultimately controls the sun and moon amongst them: K'inich Ahau and Awilix or the Hero Twins? Both pairs seem to have power over the celestial objects, so I was curious.

By the way, for those who wanted some unnecessarily graphic pictures of Maya autosacrifice, I'm here for you. If you didn't want that, I'm here for you anyway. Sorry.

These people are serious about getting serious.

Goal!

Vlog time! We're introducing for the very first time the Anne Retells Some Myths In Too Much Detail portion of our show. Apologies to those of you who requested this and are about to find out that it is actually mostly just me waving my arms and talking really fast about owls and ancient basketball.

Question: Hey, I noticed you guys have not done a vlog recently and I wanted to pitch a vlog idea. It's kind of like storytime back when we were in elementary school, where you do not have to say the stories word for word but could paraphrase them and discuss their meaning. Be interesting to hear some of the stories, if it's not too big an undertaking!

Question: Since you are working on the Maya, could you share a Maya myth, please?

If you are as excited about all this stuff as I am, you can read the Popol Vuh for a glorious fee of no money at all here or here. Hooray for Maya mythology!

And in case I bored you with my face up there, here's a video of some sexy reenactors in Mexico playing the Mesoamerican ballgame.