The painting, the Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli ... The scallop shell had evolved into a Christian symbol of baptism, but in the ancient world, the shell represented the vulva, making ...

and Guatemala between 250 and 650 C.E. As with all pre-Hispanic Mayan societies, the Kaanu’l believed they were the earthly representatives of the gods and took the snake as their symbol.

Scholars show how multiple planet movements tie into the 819-day Mayan calendar ... or 20 cycles of 819. Venus needs seven periods to match five 819-day counts, Saturn has 13 periods to fit ...