The Maya Hieroglyphic Codices
Version 3.0, Now Including the Dresden Codex

Madrid  Codex
Venus as a warrior god in the Dresden Codex, page 46.
  

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This site features a translation and analysis of four codices (screenfold books) painted by Maya scribes before the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century. The codices contain information about Maya beliefs and rituals, as well as activities associated with daily life, which are framed within an astronomical and calendrical context.

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