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My predictions for who the two new hermits will be:
Skizzleman and TheMythicalSausage - this one's pretty much the safest guess. They've both worked with multiple hermits before
SmallishBeans and LDShadowLady - This one's another obvious one. I think their dynamic would make the server even more chaotic
Stampylongnose and Squaishey - These two are much less likely to join, but I'd be interested to see what they'd do on the Hermitcraft server
GoodTimesWithScar and Mumbo Jumbo - It's a pretty safe decision to add them as new members, considering they're already on the server
HBomb94 and CoughingBaby94 - HBomb is already friends with multiple hermits, and these two are basically a package deal
Iilluminaughtii and James Somerton - It's not like they have anything better to do
Two additional, smaller Grians - They can follow Regular-Sized Grian around and crack jokes
Two random dudes who have never played Minecraft before - It would be nice to give the smaller creators a spotlight
Every member of Quackity SMP fused into two giant flesh abominations - This could be an exciting way to bring the whole mcyt fandom together like never before
Doctor Dre and Snoop Dogg - Name a more iconic duo. I'll wait
Nebraska Man and Piltdown Man - Don't let the fact that they're well-known archaeological hoaxes fool you, these two are accomplished builders and redstoners, and they'd fit in well with the current server members
Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl - It would be interesting to see what fun new dynamics two primordial Aztec creation deities bring to the server
The human personification of existential dread and fear of the inevitable passing of time and Martyn InTheLittleWood - both are familiar faces in the Hermitcraft community, and it's only a matter of time before they properly become hermits
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blueiskewl · 5 months
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Earthquake Reveals Aztec Snakehead Beneath Mexico City
Researchers are conserving a rare snakehead from the Aztecs that still retains its painted colors from hundreds of years ago.
An earthquake last year revealed a big surprise beneath a law school in modern-day Mexico City: a giant, colorful snakehead from the Aztec Empire.
The snakehead dates back more than 500 years, to when the Aztecs controlled the area, which at the time was part of the flourishing capital of Tenochtitlan. The sculpture was discovered after a magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck Mexico City on Sept. 19, 2022; the seismic event caused damage and changes in the topography, revealing the snakehead beneath a building that was part of a law school at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said in a Spanish-language statement.
The Aztecs built temples and pyramids and worshipped a number of deities, including Quetzalcoatl, who was often depicted as a snake. However, it's unclear if this sculpture depicts him, the archaeologists said.
The sculpted snake is 5.9 feet (1.8 meters) long, 2.8 feet (0.85 m) wide and 3.3 feet (1 m) high, and it weighs about 1.3 tons (1.2 metric tons), the INAH said. Several colors — including red, blue, black and white — are preserved on the sculpture.
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Color was preserved on about 80% of the sculpture's surface. To keep it preserved, an INAH team lifted the snakehead out of the ground with a crane and constructed a humidity chamber around the sculpture. This chamber allows the sculpture to lose humidity gradually, with its color being preserved, María Barajas Rocha, a conservationist with the INAH who worked extensively on the sculpture, said in the statement.
While other snakehead sculptures have been found at Tenochtitlan, this one is particularly important for its preserved colors, said Erika Robles Cortés, an archaeologist with the INAH.
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"Thanks to the context in which this piece was discovered, but above all, thanks to the stupendous intervention of the restorers-conservators led by Maria Barajas, it has been possible to stabilize the colors for its preservation in almost all the sculpture, which is extremely important, because the colors have helped us to conceive pre-Hispanic art from another perspective," Robles Cortés told Live Science in an email.
The sculpture's "sheer size is impressive, as well as its artistry," but the survival of the colors is remarkable, said Frances Berdan, a professor emeritus of anthropology at California State University, San Bernardino who was not involved with the excavation. "The survival of black, white, red, yellow, and blue paints is particularly interesting — one gains a good image of the visual impact of such sculptures as they were arrayed about the city center," Berdan said in an email.
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In addition to its preserved colors, the snakehead's size is notable, said Bertrand Lobjois, an associate professor of humanities at the University of Monterrey in Mexico who is not involved in the excavation. The "first time I saw this serpent head, I was dazzled by its dimensions," he said in an email.
Lobjois also praised the conservation work that allowed the colors to survive, noting that "the conservation process allows us to appreciate the naturalistic approach of figuration" the Aztec artists used.
This work is ongoing and will continue at the site into next year.
By Owen Jarus.
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allmythologies · 1 year
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mythologies: spring deities
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alpaca-clouds · 6 months
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Quetzalcoatl
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So, Olrox has a Quetzalcoatl form. And that one is interesting, right? Though it also makes a lot of sense then in the context of the series. Well, kinda.
Let me get one thing out of the way: There is a tendency in western media to say "a Quetzalcoatl", as if there were many. Because a lot of western understanding does understand Quetzalcoatl as just another form of dragon. He is not.
I am not gonna claim, that I know a ton of Aztec/Mexica mythology. I do not. So, I cannot do the kinda comparative mythology stuff that I can do with western and Asian mythology. I am fairly certain that there is some comparative mythology going on in South America, too. But... I just do not know about it.
But what I can tell you, is that Quetzalcoatl is one of the creator deities within the Mexica mythology. And that he is the God of the planet we call Venus, the god of the wind, the sun, of learning and of knowledge. (Which is doubly interesting, because the old CV show had this core theme of knowledge going on.)
Quetzalcoatl presented himself as the feathered serpent, which is also what his name means. And Olrox having this form implies something within the context of the show.
Because with Erzsebet the show establishes that the vampires can drink from the blood of a god and take some of their powers. And Olrox having this form (and also his powers relating to thunder) implies that he might have drunken from the blood of the actual Quetzalcoatl.
Interesting is of course the powerlevel there in comparison with Erzsebet's Sekhmet. Sekhmet of course is a war goddess and as such has a lot of fighting power. But also, Quetzalcoatl is one of the highest deities of the Mexica people.
What is interesting, too, is that Erzsebet (if she is really the historical figure) should be about the same age as Olrox. A bit younger in fact.
And just going off the little I know about Quetzalcoatl... For one, it is interesting he is also a sun deity. But also, I do think that Olrox probably should be able to take on Erzsebet. And the reason why he does not do that is very probably interesting.
(Probably gonna write a bit about that in the evening.)
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gregor-the-man-man · 7 months
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Aztec Gods: Centeotl - Mixcoatl - Chalchiuhtotolin - Xiuhtecuhtli
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sealhaus · 4 months
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Dog gods
Half of my illustration and design final
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karlaxmena · 6 months
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Xoloitzcuintle.
The one that guides your soul to Mictlán
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r0ttingj3lly · 1 year
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Queztal and Atreus being the best of siblings and Kratos being the best dad.
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kiyovazquez · 2 months
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Santa Claus le dio un beso a mamá...
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jadeseadragon · 5 months
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Quetzalcoatl by Ezmyrelda
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perdido · 1 month
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Her name is Rio, and she dances on the sand...
©2/23/24 Eduardo Mueses, All Rights Reserved
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This powerful statue of Quetzalcóatl in his guise as Éhecatl, lord of the winds, was found in Calixtlahuaca, Mexico.
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blueiskewl · 6 months
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The Aztec Death Whistle ‘The Most Terrifying Sound in the World’
For those who want to celebrate Halloween like it’s 1399: Scientists are sending shivers down the internet’s collective spine by recreating an ancient “Aztec Death Whistle” that’s said to emit the “most terrifying sound in the world.”
The macabre kazoo is detailed in a new video produced by the Action Lab, a group of proud internet nerds who specialize in mind-bending experiments.
“The sound that the death whistle makes innately strikes fear into your heart,” intones presenter James J. Orgill in the clip while holding a 3D-printed version of the instrument.
The Brigham Young University engineering grad then plays an audio clip of the scream machine, which evokes a bloodcurdling, bansheelike shriek resembling a sound effect from a haunted house attraction. (We dare you not to jump!)
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Orgill points out that this is not a “human scream” but rather the sound emitted by the replica of a skull-shaped artifact originally discovered in Mexico City in 1999 by archaeologists.
It was reportedly found clutched in the hand of a headless skeleton in a temple dedicated to the wind god Ehecatl — one of many sites where the Aztecs conducted human sacrifices.
Initially thinking it was a toy, per Orgill, scientists didn’t blow into it until 15 years later, whereupon it emitted a terrifying sound.
“‘It was a startling discovery because it sounded like a screaming human,” said the burgeoning YouTube star, who dubbed it the “most terrifying sound in the world.”
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The Aztecs were able to create this nightmarish noise by modeling the death whistle after the human larynx.
When the user blows into the instrument, the wind divides in two, producing oscillating sound waves that bounce around a large chamber before leaving via a second hole.
While the purpose of the instrument remains unclear, experts have several theories, with some believing this fright flute was used to scare enemies in battle.
Others postulate that the whistle was a defense talisman used to ward off evil spirits during a sacrificial victim’s journey to the afterlife.
In order to resurrect this symphony of screams for our listening “pleasure,” Orgill blew into different Tim Burton-esque whistles that were 3D-printed by US tech firm HeyGears.
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All told, they made the raptor larynx from “Jurassic Park” sound like a kazoo.
No 3D printer, no problem: Interested parties can buy their death whistles on Amazon, which offers duplicates made of materials ranging from resin to carbon fiber.
Many advertise how closely their decibels match that of the most bone-chilling human screams.
By Ben Cost.
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mythological-mayhem · 3 months
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Like/reblog if Aztec mythology is underrated as fuck.
(also rb if you post about any kind of Aztec mythology. I need more of this content.)
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jozlyn-moon · 6 months
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Xolotl and Quetzalcoatl!
The “Twins” from the Aztec Mythos and two cosmic creatures who play a role in my AU! Specifically Xolotl who became what is now The Axolotl in the AU. After an unfortunate circumstance where he had to take the place of his late brother, his role swapping from a creature of Chaos to a creature of peace and control, can you take a guess who took the Chaos role soon enough after an opening came up?
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stearleart · 4 months
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Digital depiction of a young Calamity having some icy fun! Calamity is from @warlordofnoodles awesome web series, No Evil.
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