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In the iconography of Nacirema, the shadows cast by the stairways of their great step-pyramids create the foreboding illusion of a great writhing dragon serpent ascending a ziggurat mountain.
It is said that the pride of Kukulkan caused his tongue to be burnt by the sun. Yet the Nacirema also spoke of Kukulkan's demise - how drunk upon pulque, he cavorted with his elder sister, a devoted temple priestess. In shame and regret, Kukulkan adorned himself in turquoise and jade, hurling himself upon a great pyre. His heart followed his burning ashes back to the heavens, ascending to become the dawn star.
