The Fall of Huemac

The Fall of Huemac is a Mesoamerican legend about the downfall of the Toltec civilization. It details the arrogance of the king Huemac and his punishment at the hands of the Gods.

Scene Summary
Following a victory at war, One of the Gods in the guise of a commoner called Tobeyo, uses a drum to take command of a crowd of revelers.

Historian Eric Rosenfeld writes:

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The singing and drumming cause the Toltecs to act "like drunkards without brains", and they push each other off the cliff called Texcaltlauhco, where they fall and turn into stones. There is a bridge, but Tobeyo causes the bridge to break apart, and the people trying to cross fall in and turn into stones.=====