In a humorous story, this object was once tossed at a sad animal, who then immediately prophesied theend of the world, advising the tosser to prepare food for five days.
In a humorous story, this object was once tossed at a sad animal, who then immediately prophesied theend of the world, advising the tosser to prepare food for five days. Depictions of several gods of thissubstance symbolize the numeral eight. Young women wore necklaces and people sprinkled their houseswith blood to honor a green-scepter-wielding god of this substance, which was personified by two maledeities, a tonsured and a foliated god, in Mayan art. Quetzalcoatl transformed into an ant to retrieve asample of this substance to give to humanity. In Aztec mythology, it was presided over by the goddessChicomecoatl and her male counterpart Centeotl, whose ears and headdress resemble this substance. For 10points, name this staple crop in many Mesoamerican cultures.
In a humorous story, this object was once tossed at a sad animal, who then immediately prophesied theend of the world, advising the tosser to prepare food for five days.
maize [or Zea mays; accept corn]