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First human couple of Aztec myth cast corn

First human couple of Aztec myth cast corn-kernel lots to determine fates within a sacred enclosure, perhaps a cave. Animal-like figures, possibly prayer sticks, mark the chamber’s entrance, and water beaded with shells and droplets flow out below. The 260-day divinatory calendar the couple invented was consulted for rituals and omens—and even foretold the coming of the Spanish.