I thought the Phoenix was Egyptian? That's what I've always heard anyway. Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts About Guardian Sound.
> Hi phil, > Thanks very much for sharing this. I seam to remember reading about this > at one time or another. Yes, given the historical and factual nature of > the eagle in Aztec society a magical eagle would seam to be the perfect > Gardian of the fortress. > Since eagles are a flying creature that would explain why it would fly > rather than roll on the ground. Some magic birds such as the phoenix > have the ability to shoot fire which would fit perfectly into our boss > Guardian. Besides which the phoenix is a Native American concept as I > recall anyway. > > Phil Vlasak wrote: >> Hi Tom, >> The main guardian animal of the Aztec was the eagle. >> HUITZILOPOCHTLI - also spelled Uitzilopochtli (from huitzilin, >> "hummingbird," and opochtli, "left"), Aztec sun and war god. Because the >> Aztecs believed that dead warriors were reincarnated as hummingbirds and >> because the south considered the left side of the world, >> Huitzilopochtli's >> name, therefore, meant the Resuscitated Warrior of the South. His other >> names included Xiuhpilli (Turquoise Prince) and Totec (Our Lord). His >> nagual, or animal disguise, was the eagle. >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
