Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL the Aztecs regarded childbirth as a form of battle. Women who died during childbirth were thought to rise to one of the highest heavens - the same one as for male warriors who died in battle.www.mexicolore.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1616arrow-down111cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up1605arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Aztecs regarded childbirth as a form of battle. Women who died during childbirth were thought to rise to one of the highest heavens - the same one as for male warriors who died in battle.www.mexicolore.co.ukDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square42fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squareOlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 months agoThank you for doing so! I’ve been reading about Mesoamerican history lately and love additional facts. It’s amazing how cultures separated by 10,000+ years can be so incredibly similar in general, yet distinct in the fine details!
Thank you for doing so! I’ve been reading about Mesoamerican history lately and love additional facts.
It’s amazing how cultures separated by 10,000+ years can be so incredibly similar in general, yet distinct in the fine details!