The Aztec foundation myth has all of the following elements EXCEPT:
a. Their hunter/warrior patron god ordered them to show their gratitude by the sacrifice of virgin maidens at the beginning of each lunar cycle.
b. The first Aztec was one of seven brothers born on an island or in a mountain cave.
c. Their putative ancestors left their mythical homeland as foragers dressed in skins, lacking agriculture and urban civilization.
d. The patron god Huitzilpochtli guided them to a land of plenty, signaling their arrival by an eagle perched on a cactus.
a. Their hunter/warrior patron god ordered them to show their gratitude by the sacrifice of virgin maidens at the beginning of each lunar cycle.
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