Mayan initiation site found
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Archaeologists have found what appears to be a site of Mayan initiation rites. (That's my take on it, not the archaeologists'.)
www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN1442474520080815
I thought the point about a dog acting as psychopomp was interesting, as the jackal served a similar function in Egypt.
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Archaeologists have found what appears to be a site of Mayan initiation rites. (That's my take on it, not the archaeologists'.)
www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN1442474520080815
I thought the point about a dog acting as psychopomp was interesting, as the jackal served a similar function in Egypt.
@gmugmble said
"I thought the point about a dog acting as psychopomp was interesting, as the jackal served a similar function in Egypt."
...not to mention the association of the dog with Hermes, psychopomp extraordinaire
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