When the east wind cries

Darkness reigned over water and land Tezcatlipoca waved his mirrored hand

Four faces had he not two, one for each direction they grew

One creator, another of life, agriculture yet one more of war and strife

A seed planted Xilonen maiden of corn did grow, golden hair tassels of snow

Tlaloc came in rain, piercing cloud's bellies, quenching corn's thirsty pain

Xipe Toteuc with obsidian blade, severed her head, the sacrifice made

Peeling corn's husk foot to chin, lord over all, now dressed in her golden skin

Bleeding corn to thresh, a sacrament ground by teeth is her flesh

Naked cob, now her bones discarded, with Mictlantecutli to the underworld departed

Out of that darkness again she will raise when Tlalocayotl, the east wind, cries

Author's Note

Tezcatlipoca the creator god of the Aztecs has four avatars representing the four directions. His obsidian mirror used to see the future
Xilonen corn maiden, each year a girl selected to represent her was treated as a princess for a month then beheaded to represent the harvest of the corn.
Tlaloc god of rain, thunder and storm
Xipe Toteuc (the great flayed one) a god of sacrifice wore the flayed skins of his victims until they rotted off. (imitated by the priests at the sacrifice)
The Aztecs believed that eating the flesh of sacrificial victims and their hearts gave them their strength and made them slaves to the eater.
Mictlantecutli is the god of the underworld
Tlalocayotl is the god of the east wind or creation

Reviews

[redd Brick Keshner]

Oh this is so splendid Soren; Faved! 🙏🏻🕊️

[Soren]

Thank you very much Red for the read and comment. I have a soft spot for mythology and history especially for that we know so little about.

[redd Brick Keshner]

As do I, lost tales and lost knowledge. Very interesting 🙏🏻🕊