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As new media brings to light the life and mythology of Mesoamerican cultures, we thought that it would be fun to share our perspective on one of Netflix’s new shows: #MayaAndTheThree, based on ancient cultures from all over Latin America. A thread:
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As a Mexican, there was a time when it was hard to find entertainment that made us proud of our Mesoamerican heritage. It’s so cool to find Maya and the Three: It's visually striking and portrays how women could hold the highest positions of leadership.
Given the name, I thought the show would take place in a Maya city. Two episodes in, I was surprised when it showed a mix of Mexica, Maya, and even Mexican Spanish motifs.
📸: Copan, Chichen-Itza, and Santa Cecilia Acatitlan
📸: Copan, Chichen-Itza, and Santa Cecilia Acatitlan
This is the seperate tagged spoilers thread for my #MayaAndTheThree observations of Mesoamerican influences. You can go find my non-spoiler one in the link. Ok, on with the chaos!
The Mesoamericans were good at keeping track of sun, moon, star, and planet alignments. So an eclipse normally wouldnt be shocking or ominous… normally 👀 #MayaAndTheThree #MayaAndTheThreeSpoilers (1/11)
I’m guessing hallucinogens were involved in this scene, too 😂. It’s what priests would have used to recieve visions from the gods. And shoutout to the variety of color corn!! #MayaAndTheThree #MayaAndTheThreeSpoilers (2/11)
Thus begins my official thread of Mesoamerican Insperations in #MayaAndTheThree that I know off the top of my head because I have no chill. Holy Cacao, it’s a lot!I’m keeping it organized starting from non-spoiler and ending very spoiler. Let’s go!!
Teca! A play on the Mexica’s common name “Azteca”. The Mexica home, Tenochtitlan, was built on a lake like Teca. An eagle killing a snake on a cactus (featered on the Mexican Flag) was the omen the Mexica’s ancestors sought where to settle their home. #MayaAndTheThree (1/24)
About 5 mins in and we get a glimpse of Ulama, the game with many names & played throughout Mesoamerica. Then we get an Ocellated Turkey (the prettiest turkey, if i may say) which is native to the Yucatan Peninsula. #MayaAndTheThree (2/24)
