Can some one tell me more about this [AztecSunStone]?details?!


Question: Can some one tell me more about this [AztecSunStone]!?details!?
This is Laro!.I put it on my profile!.copy to pictures then blow up if needed!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.It is the zodiac of aztec,right!?
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The Aztec sun stone, Stone of the Sun or Aztec calendar stone is a large monolithic sculpture that was excavated in the Zócalo, While it is often called the "Aztec Calendar," it is a symbolic

Center

In the center of the sun stone is believed to be either the sun god Tonatiuh or the earth god Tlaltecuhtli!. The central figure's tongue is shown to be a sacrificial knife, while the circles on either ends depict claws holding human hearts for sacrificial purposes!.portrayal of the four disasters that led to the demise of the four prior Universes in Aztec cosmology!. It also contains a hieroglyphic and pictographic layout of how the Aztecs measured time, and was primarily a religiousor Aztec calendar stone is a large monolithic sculpture that was excavated in the Zócalo, and cosmological artifact!.

The Four Worlds

The four squares around the central deity depict the previous four suns (the four prior Universes) that perished!. On the top right square is depicted the jaguar!. Moving to the left is the wind, below the wind is fiery rain and in the bottom right square is water!.

The Twenty Days

Continuing outward from the inner circle, the next concentric circle consists of twenty squares, each naming one of the twenty different days of the Aztec month!. Clockwise, these days are:

* Snake - Coatl
* Lizard - Cuetzpallin
* House - Calli
* Wind - Ehecatl
* Crocodile - Cipactli
* Flower - Xochitl
* Rain - Quiahuitl
* Flint - Tecpatl
* Movement - Ollin
* Vulture - Cozcacuauhtli
* Eagle - Cuauhtle
* Jaguar - Ocelotl
* Cane - Acatl
* Herb - Malinalli
* Monkey - Ozomatli
* Hairless Dog - Itzquintli
* Water - Atl
* Rabbit - Tochtli
* Deer - Mazatl
* Skull - Miquiztli
Each Aztec/aztecalendar!.htmlyear consisted of eighteen months and each month had 20 days!. Five more dots called Nemontemi were added inside the circle, which depicted days for sacrifice, bringing up the total number of days to 365!.

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Time will tell

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MillyWww@Enter-QA@Com

lol r u laro!?, well its a piece of art of wise ancient cultures, nowadays scientists and people are studying it because the calendar says 2012 is the end of the world!.!.!.!. and aztecs we're very accurate and believed in prophecies and had a good control of time!.Www@Enter-QA@Com



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