Were Jaguars are associated with what?

This "were-jaguar" is the hallmark of Olmec art, and it was the unity of objects in this style that first suggested to scholars that they were dealing with a new and previously unknown civilization....old men often embellished with jaguar emblems, the jaguar being associated with the night and the nether regions.

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How do u say nagual?

What is Nahuatl? Definition of Nahuat. : a group of closely related Uto-Aztecan languages that includes the speech of several peoples (such as the Aztecs) of central and southern Mexico and Central America.

What language is nagual?

What does a nagual do? In some areas the nagual is the animal into which certain powerful men can transform themselves to do evil; thus, the word derives from the Nahuatl word nahualli ("disguise"), applied to the animal forms magically assumed by sorcerers.

What does nagual mean in English?

personal guardian spirit Definition of nagua. 1a : a personal guardian spirit or protective alter ego assumed by various Middle American Indians to reside in an animal or less frequently in some other embodiment - compare huaca. b : the animal double or guardian itself. People also ask where did the mayans live?