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mythological creatures in literature | H u i t z i l o p o c h t l i

Huitzilopochtli was one of the most important deities in the Aztec pantheon and for the Méxica he was the supreme god. He was the god of the sun and war, considered the patron of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán and associated with gold, warriors and rulers.

While, midst dark tufts of savage plants, unstirred by any breathing of benignant airs, Huitzilopochtli in his pyramid sits keeping watch.

Out from the god are darting livid flames into the tropic night; he scents your blood, and with his gaze o’ersweeps the spreading main,                                howling, “Oh come!

mythological creatures in literature | M o r o z / M o r o z k o ( Моро́з)

The Russian Father Frost, a blacksmith, used his chains of ice to bind the earth and sea. People attempted to placate this god with offerings and sacrifices to prevent him from causing blizzards, death, and destruction.

the Soul dies for grief, for passion. As Daria stood and froze in his enchanted sleep…

mythological creatures in literature | R u s a l k a ( Русалка )

Rusalki are spirits of young women who died violently before their natural time was up and were cursed to live in a lake in the form of a mermaid.