The Eight Wonders First Wonder A column of fire which burned every night for a year in the sky Second Wonder the temple of the demon Huitzilopochtli caught fire and burned down without anyone starting a fire ID: 354462
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The Eight Wonders
First Wonder
: A column of fire which burned every night for a year in the sky
Second Wonder: the temple of the demon Huitzilopochtli caught fire and burned down without anyone starting a fire.Third wonder: A lightning bolt struck a temple when it was barely rainingFourth Wonder: Comets flashed through the sky during the dayFifth Wonder: The Lake of Mexico boiled although there was no windSlide3
Sixth Wonder
: The voice of a woman weeping for her sons could be heard throughout the city.
Seventh Wonder:
A strange bird was caught with a diadem in it’s forehead. When shown to Montezuma, he saw first the heavens, and the a group of people rushing towards the city. When he tried to show it to his advisors, the bird disappeared.
Eighth Wonder
: A two headed man was brought to Montezuma, but when Montezuma saw him, the man vanished suddenly.
The Eight Wonders Cont.