Among the Aztecs, the ancient Mexican theory of rhetorics, poetry, dance, and instrumental music, used the Nahuatl term In xochitl-in kwikatl to refer a complex mix of music and other poetic verbal and non-verbal elements, and reserve the word Kwikakayotl ( or cuicacayotl ) only for the sung expressions ( Leon-Portilla 2007, 11 ).

" La música de los aztecas / Music Among Aztecs ", Pauta, no.

Among the Aztecs ' greatest achievements, Moctezuma and Nezahualcoyotl of Texcoco organized the construction and completion of a double aqueduct pipe system, supplying the city of Tenochtitlan with fresh water.

Among the cultural traits that the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan shared with many other cultures of central Mexico are the agricultural basis of maize cultivation, the basic social organization dividing society into classes of noble pipiltin and macehualli commoners, the complex religious beliefs and practices including most of the pantheon ( e. g. gods such as Tezcatlipoca, Tlaloc and Quetzalcoatl ), the calendric system of a xiuhpohualli of 365 days intercalated with a tonalpohualli of 260 days.

Among the Aztecs, an entire class of specialized warriors who dressed in the jaguar skins were called " jaguar warriors " or " jaguar knights ".

Among the most important buildings were the ballcourt, the Calmecac ( area for priests ), and the temples dedicated to Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca and the sun.

Among the dolls was one that meant very much to the First Lady, who would pick it up and look at it often.

Among some recent imports were seat covers for one series of dining room chairs on which were depicted salad plates overflowing with tomatoes and greens and another set on which a pineapple was worked in naturalistic color.

Among the observers of the 1946 tsunami at Hilo was Francis P. Shepard of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, one of the world's foremost marine geologists.

Among the spectators was the noted exotic dancer, Patti Waggin who is Mrs. Don Rudolph when off the stage.

Among stage performances was a starring role in `` Golden Arrow '' directed by Noel Coward.

Among the many severe measures taken by the First Emperor, Shih Huang-ti, in his efforts to insure the continuation of this hard-won national unity, was the burning of the books in 213 B.C., with the expressed intention of removing possible sources for divergent thinking ; ;

Among the proposed etymologies is the Hurrian and Hittite divinity, Aplu, who was widely invoked during the " plague years ".

Among other things, Moseley demonstrated that the lanthanide series ( from lanthanum to lutetium inclusive ) must have 15 members — no fewer and no more — which was far from obvious from the chemistry at that time.

Among his staff was Isham G. Harris, the Governor of Tennessee, who had ceased to make any real effort to function as governor after learning that Abraham Lincoln had appointed Andrew Johnson as military governor of Tennessee.

Among the Turkmen leaders the Ottomans emerged as great power under Osman and his son Orhan I. Smyrna was conquered in 1330 AD, and the last Byzantine possession, Philadélphia ( modern Alaşehir ), fell in 1390 AD.

Among a few kabbalists, it was posited that some human souls could end up being reincarnated into non-human bodies.

Among others, John Heath has observed, " The unalterable kernel of the tale was a hunter's transformation into a deer and his death in the jaws of his hunting dogs.

Among the victims of Messalina's intrigues were Agrippina's surviving sister Livilla, who was charged with having adultery with Seneca the Younger.

Among the Visigoths settled in Lower Moesia, the situation was ripe for rebellion.

Among the last of his labors was the defense of the orthodoxy of his former pupil, Thomas Aquinas, whose death in 1274 grieved Albertus ( the story that he travelled to Paris in person to defend the teachings of Aquinas can not be confirmed ).

Among these, Pindar was held by many ancient critics to be pre-eminent, but some gave precedence to Alcaeus instead.

Among these gifts was reputed to be a piece of the true cross, a true treasure for the devout Saxon king.

Among these was a raid taking place in Kent, an allied country in Southeast England, during the year 885, which was quite possibly the largest raid since the battles with Guthrum.

Among his collaborators was Giovanni Maria Butteri and his main pupil was Giovanni Bizzelli.

Among Classical Greeks, amazon was given a popular etymology as from a-mazos, " without breast ", connected with an etiological tradition that Amazons had their left breast cut off or burnt out, so they would be able to use a bow more freely and throw spears without the physical limitation and obstruction ; there is no indication of such a practice in works of art, in which the Amazons are always represented with both breasts, although the left is frequently covered ( see photos in article ).

Among his companions he had made enemies and he was destined to take no share in the crusade he had joined.

Among the changes starting in the 19th-century gold rushes was the introduction of words, spellings, terms and usages from North American English.

Among his many philanthropic efforts, the establishment of public libraries throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, and other English-speaking countries was especially prominent.

Among the Celtiberians, horned or antlered figures of the Cernunnos type include a " Janus-like " god from Candelario ( Salamanca ) with two faces and two small horns ; a horned god from the hills of Ríotinto ( Huelva ); and a possible representation of the deity Vestius Aloniecus near his altars in Lourizán ( Pontevedra ).

Among these events were the annual Nile flood and the succession from one king to another, but the most important was the daily journey of the sun god Ra.

Among the Māori, the major god Rongo is the " god of peace ".

Among the offering recovered from the cave, the most spectacular are decorated bronze shields with patterns that draw upon north Syrian originals and a bronze gong on which a god and his attendants are shown in a distinctly Near Eastern style.

Among the Egyptians the full-grown Horus was considered the victorious god of the Sun who each day overcomes darkness.

Among the interesting features of this version of the flood myth, are the identification, through interpretatio graeca, of the Sumerian god Enki with the Greek god Cronus, the father of Zeus ; and the assertion that the reed boat constructed by Xisuthros survived, at least until Berossus ' day, in the " Corcyrean Mountains " of Armenia.

* She Who Protects: Among her jobs was to envelop and protect Ra, the sun god.

Among the Yidu, they traditionally believed that " Inni " is their supreme god.

Among French-speaking scholars Grimal and implicitly and partially Renard and Basanoff have supported the view of a uranic supreme god against Dumézil and Schilling.

Among English-speaking scholars Frazer and Cook have suggested an interpretation of Janus as uranic supreme god.

Among the Ten Commandments of that religion was one that forbade the worship of any other god than Yahweh ; this led to conflict when Imperial Rome extended its reach into the Middle East.

Among the findings was the Enuma Elish, also known as the Epic of Creation, which depicts a traditional Babylonian view of creation where the god Marduk slays Tiamat, the personification of salt water, and creates the world from her body.

Among some Native Americans, Katahdin was believed to be the home of the storm god Pamola, and thus an area to be avoided.

Among these people blue has a religious significance, representing the sky god Tengri, " the eternal wide blue sky ", and water as well.

Through many of the books he also bears the title Child of Light ( he also bears this name in the Mrin and Darine Codices ) Among his most important accomplishments are the slaying of the god Torak in Enchanters ' End Game, and his decision to choose his successor for the term ' Child of Light ' at the Place Which Is No More in The Seeress of Kell.

Among the oldest illustrations of pliers are those showing the Greek god Hephaestus in his forge.

Among Bergama's notable ruins are the Sanctuary of Asclepius ( or Asclepeion ), a temple dedicated to an ancient Greek god of healing, and the " Red Basilica " complex (" Kızıl Avlu " in Turkish ), a 2nd century AD construction of the Emperor Hadrian that straddles the Selinus River.

Among Germanic peoples the homologous goddess was bivalent, as a rule the military function was subsumed into the sovereign: goddess * Frīy ( y ) o-was at the same time sovereign, wife of the great god, and Venus ( thence * Friy ( y ) a-dagaz " Freitag for Veneris dies ).

Among them, only Urania was one of the original Greek muses ; Kokopelli, a trickster, is a god in many native American tribes.

Among the Tungus peoples of Siberia, Hinkon was the god of hunting and of animal life.

Among the Nenets people of Siberia, Nga was the god of death, as well as one of two demiurges, or supreme gods.