Visualizing the Sacred: Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)

by George E. Lankford

Foreground Group 3. In order to determine the truth of the boys’ claim that he is their father, the Sun subjects them to some tests. One of the tests is smoking a pipe, a process that will be lethal if they do not possess adequate power.