War God

6 books featuring this archetype

The War God personifies organized violence and protective might. Cult honors legitimize conflict, defense, and martial hierarchy.

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Florentine Codex

Bernardino de Sahagún and Nahua collaborators • Mesoamerican

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Fasti

Ovid • Roman

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Codex Chimalpopoca

Anonymous • Mesoamerican

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Epic of Erra

Kabti-ilani-Marduk • Mesopotamian

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The Shield of Heracles

Hesiod • Greek

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Codex Borbonicus

Anonymous • Mesoamerican