" It would be reasonable to assume that the Olmec would have regarded the jaguar as the New World's equivalent of the lion."

Only if you assume that the Olmec were in contact with the Old World


Aztec Culture is proliferated with Supernatural beings


On the other hand

Mezo American cultures recognised the jaguar as the mightiest hunter in the jungle


it's only natural that they should associate this animal with their own warrior kings




Warwick

" I have always found that the main obstacle to free
association on these boards is the broad
misconception that what we do not know is more
significant than what we do know."

Warwick L Nixon, March 8, 2019