"Owls represent night and death in the Zapotec belief system."
Archaeology magazine
Photo of recently discovered Zapotec owl iconography by Luis Gerardo Peña Torres INAH
A composite photo of the July 11, 1991, total solar eclipse created by Miloslav Druxkmuller that clearly shows the bird-like pattern that's displayed in the Sun's corona during some total solar eclipses.
A scientific astronomical illustration of the 1878 total solar eclipse painted by Étienne Léopold Trouvelot showing the bird-like pattern that's displayed in the Sun's corona during some total solar eclipses. Compare the polar plumes to the plumes on the Zapotec owl's head.
A map of the path of totality of the total solar eclipse that occurred above Oaxaca Mexico on August 11, 584, which I believe corresponds to 583 CE. Courtesy of Xavier Jubier.
When I saw this #Zapotec owl iconography I understood it *could* be inspired by the bird-like pattern that's displayed in the Sun's corona during some #TotalSolarEclipses.
Look what I found. . .
xjubier.free.fr/en/site_page...
#Eclipsology #TotalSolarEclipse #SunBird #BirdGods #MythicalBirds