1993
DOI: 10.1177/002182869302401803
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The Venus-Rain-Maize Complex in the Mesoamerican World View: Part II

Abstract: In Part I of this paperI it was demonstrated that the conceptual relationship of the planet Venus with rain and maize is attested, in its diverse manifestations, all over Mesoamerica in different periods. Some previously unnoticed characteristics of the apparent motion of Venus were described and shown to be relevant in archaeoastronomical research. In the following sections I will explore the origin and the development of the so-called Venus-rain-maize complex, examining the modifications it underwent in thei… Show more

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“…Since the mano cornuta appears next to vessels, it is most probably linked to an archetypal fertility worship, that of the Mother Goddess. In this, the vessel represented the rain season between the equinoxes, and the womb of the Mother Goddess (CoHEN, 1993;MACGILLIVRAY, 2004;MAGINI, 2015;SPRAJC, 1993), who was usually depicted by the moon's sickle shape (as the new moon) and/or by the cow's horns (cf. MERTZANI, 2017).…”
Section: Mano Cornuta In Antiquitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Since the mano cornuta appears next to vessels, it is most probably linked to an archetypal fertility worship, that of the Mother Goddess. In this, the vessel represented the rain season between the equinoxes, and the womb of the Mother Goddess (CoHEN, 1993;MACGILLIVRAY, 2004;MAGINI, 2015;SPRAJC, 1993), who was usually depicted by the moon's sickle shape (as the new moon) and/or by the cow's horns (cf. MERTZANI, 2017).…”
Section: Mano Cornuta In Antiquitymentioning
confidence: 99%