A tzompantli or skull rack was used for the public display of human skulls, typically of war captives or sacrificial victims
A tzompantli (Nahuatl pronunciation: [tÍĄsomËpantÍĄÉŹi]) or skull rack was a type of wooden rack or palisade documented in several Mesoamerican civilizations, which was used for the public display of human skulls, typically those of war captives or other sacrificial victims. It…
Iphis Notes
In Greek and Roman mythology, Iphis or Iphys was a child of Telethusa and Ligdus in Crete, born female and raised male, who was later transformed by the goddess Isis into a man. (/ËaÉȘfÉȘs/ EYE-fis, /ËÉȘfÉȘs/ IF-iss; Ancient Greek: ጟÏÎčÏ Ăphis [Ăi.pʰis], gen. ጌÏÎčÎŽÎżÏ ÄȘÌphidos) Mythology According to the Roman poet Ovid‘s Metamorphoses,…
Organ Donation Back In The Day
The Aztecs were particularly noted for practicing human sacrifice on a large scale; an offering to Huitzilopochtli would be made to restore the blood he lost, as the sun was engaged in a daily…










