Ancient Aztec mythology theme
Narratives of creation, gods, demigods, spirits etc. that are fundamental to the Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from around 1300 to 1521 are featured.
Examples
Popoca the Aztec Mummy nearly succeeded in sacrificing a mad scientist's wife to its gods in "The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy" (1958).
5 total · 3 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: The Flying Serpent (1946) | major | Prof. Andrew Forbes unearthed the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl and uses it to kill his enemies. |
| movie: The Robot vs the Aztec Mummy (1958) | major | Popoca tried to sacrifice Flora to the Aztec gods. |
| tz2002e1x42 | major | Five college students succeeded in enacting an Aztec curse that caused the sun to go out, or it seemed. |
| ahp5x17 | minor | In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock spoke wistfully of reviving the practice of human sacrifice in Ancient Aztec tradition. He also mentioned evil spirits. |
| shortstory: Through the Crater's Rim (1926) | minor | The hidden city dwellers turned out to be isolated descendants of the Aztecs, and the story culminated with their high priest attempting to sacrifice Hazen to their gods. |