Decapitator

(noun)

A Moche icon, usually depicted as a spider, and associated with ritual sacrifices and the elements of land, air, and water.

Related Terms

  • Huaca
  • Moche
  • vicuña

Examples of Decapitator in the following topics:

  • The Moche

    • Moche iconography features a figure, which scholars have nicknamed the "Decapitator" or Ai Apaec.
    • A mural depicting the Decapitator, a central Moche icon of the land, water, and air as well as a figure of death and renewal.
  • Architecture of the Maya

    • In one panel, one of the players has been decapitated; the wound spews streams of blood in the form of wriggling snakes.
  • Gothic Architecture: The Abbey Church of Saint Denis

    • Legend says that he was decapitated on the Hill of Montmartre and subsequently carried his head to the site of the current church, indicating where he wanted to be buried.
  • Sculpture of the Early Dynastic Period

    • To the far right are ten decapitated corpses of vanquished foes.
  • Teotihuacan

    • Captives from wars were decapitated, had their hearts removed, were bludgeoned, or were buried alive to commemorate these momentous occasions.
  • Frederick the Great

    • The king forced Frederick to watch the decapitation of Katte at Küstrin, leaving the crown prince to faint right before the fatal blow was struck.
  • Constantine

    • Maxentius drowned in the Tiber during the battle and his body was later taken from the river and decapitated.
  • The Preclassic Period of the Maya

    • Warfare appears to have intensified during this period, as evidenced by advanced weaponry, rulers beginning to be portrayed as warriors, and the appearance of mass graves and decapitated skeletons.
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