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It was announced in 2013 that workers had discovered a covered pit beneath the platform that forms the pyramid’s summit. Within the pit were two pillars and what was described as a figure of the god Huehueteotl, a deity found in the pantheons of several Mesoamerican civilizations.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Several gods and deities are associated with caves such as Tepeyolotl, an Earth deity, and the God of fire, Xiuhtecuhtli, who was believed to call a cave at the center of the Earth his abode. This would help explain why caves became a site for religious practices and offerings.
- 200 AD
- 111.74 metres or 366.6 feet
- 220 meters (720 feet)
- 794.79 metres or 2,607.6 feet
Jan 19, 2021 · More than a millennium after the pyramid was ritually destroyed, Porfirio Díaz ordered the Pyramid of the Sun refurbished for his 1910 inauguration — one of the first Mexican archaeological sites to be rebuilt.
- Joshua Rapp Learn
Jan 5, 2018 · The city contains several large, important structures: The Pyramid of the Moon, the Pyramid of the Sun, the Ciudadela (“Citadel”) and the Temple of Quetzalcoatl (the Feathered Serpent).
- Missy Sullivan
- 11 min
The Pyramid of the Sun God (German: Die Pyramide des Sonnengottes is a 1965 West German and Italian western film adventure directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lex Barker, Gérard Barray and Michèle Girardon.
- 17 April 1965
- Artur Brauner, Götz Dieter Wulf
Nov 16, 2020 · The Egyptian Sun God Ra. Surrounded by desert, the people of ancient Egypt believed that the sun was the most important aspect of the universe. Here’s everything you need to know about Ra, the Egyptian solar god. By. Mike Greenberg, PhD. Published on November 16, 2020. According to many Egyptian legends, the sun was the source of all life.
May 20, 2021 · Ra (also given as Re) is the sun god of ancient Egypt. He is one of the oldest deities in the Egyptian pantheon and was later merged with others such as Horus, becoming Ra-Horakhty (the morning sun), Amun (as noonday sun), and Atum (the evening sun) associated with primal life-giving energy. Ra is the Egyptian word for 'sun'.
