The Aztecs: Human Sacrifice

The Aztec’s were a people who believed in human sacrifice. They have the reputation as a people who cruelly sacrificed humans, while they were still conscious. But the Aztec people only believed in human sacrifice because they, as a people, believed that the highest possible honor was to be given to the gods, and this honor was human sacrifice. The Aztecs performed these rituals atop of pyramids, and it is thought that hundreds of people were sacrificed each year. The Aztecs were seeking to “feed and nourish” the gods with blood and flesh.

A well-known myth told by Aztecs is the creation story. In this story, the “mother of the gods” became pregnant when a hummingbird flew under her dress. It tells the story of birth, death, and rebirth. It