Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl

Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl

"Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl" refers to a number of mythical and folkloric explanations of the origins of the volcanoes Popocatépetl ("the Smoking Mountain") and Iztaccíhuatl ("sleeping woman") [Secor, R.J. "Mexico's Volcanoes: A Climbing Guide" [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0898867983&id=lkBQYwphkqYC&pg=RA1-PA61&lpg=RA1-PA61&ots=OMfOO6pD9B&dq=Popocatepetl+iztaccihuatl&sig=DFVtuc4dpDFs3XVLKRJoWM9O65E#PRA1-PA22,M1] ] which overlook the Valley of Mexico. The most common variety relates the Nahua romance of the princess Iztaccíhuatl and the warrior Popocatépetl. This tale is recorded in several different versions.

Here is a summary based on one version as recounted at a September 2006 "Myth, Mortals and Immortality: Works from the Museo Soumaya de México" exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution:

Before leaving for war, Popocatépetl asked Iztaccíhuatl's father for permission to marry her. Shortly after, a rival of Popocatépetl falsely told Iztaccíhuatl that her love been killed in battle. The princess died of grief from this news. Popocatépetl returned victorious but was shocked by the princess's death. To honor her, he ordered a tomb to be built close to the sun. Ten hills were united to create a mountain. Popocatépetl laid the princess's body at the mountaintop, and the whole mountain took on the form of a sleeping woman. As the warrior kneeled before his lost love, snow covered them, and they both transformed into volcanoes.

References

Footnotes

Further reading

* [http://latino.si.edu/PDF/Mexico%20Exhibit.pdf Exhibit Guide] from Smithsonian Institution/Museo Soumaya de México exhibition, September 2006

Variations

* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1400015456?keywords=Popocatepetl%20aztec&p=S05D&checkSum=p7eUtMffs4bY%2bX7q%2bCk5G7ZrDpwtg2v%2bJeHFGAV5atU= Gold Guide to Mexico 2006] , Fodor's.
* [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1740596862&id=R774cwpzlC4C&pg=PA193&lpg=PA193&dq=Popocatepetl+iztaccihuatl&sig=c9eFGYw7ZD5d6047KZfCGsCGh7g Mexico] , Lonely Planet, 2004
* [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0898867983&id=lkBQYwphkqYC&pg=RA1-PA61&lpg=RA1-PA61&ots=OMfOO6pD9B&dq=Popocatepetl+iztaccihuatl&sig=DFVtuc4dpDFs3XVLKRJoWM9O65E#PRA1-PA22,M1 Mexico's Volcanoes: A Climbing Guide] by R. J. Secor, 2001


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