Comments on: How did ancient tribes survive if they always sacrificed their virgins?

By: brianjames04

brianjames04 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:48:59 +0000

Hey after they sacrifice a few virgins all the rest of the females are pretty eager to lose their virginity fast.

Actually sacrificing a virgin in most cultures is symbolically giving to the Gods what that culture sees as its most pure and innocent. Many more societies sacrificed young children of both sexes than one who sacrificed adult female virgins.

The Aztecs and Mayans usually sacrificed prisoners of war and conquest in large numbers. Otherwise human sacrifice was done in very small numbers and only for the most important occasions, these few deaths had no real effect on the population.
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By: ek 5

ek 5 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:21:59 +0000

I guess that gave the girls added incentive to loose their virginity.
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By: zeembad

zeembad — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:33:59 +0000

so they take those who are not virgins
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By: David P

David P — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:53:59 +0000

They can spare an occasional one, now and then. I bet it kept women honest about whether they are one.
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By: ROBERT

ROBERT — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:45:59 +0000

I am only speaking off the cuff but no tribe would sacrifice their virgins. The females ensured the survival of the tribe. There was more propaganda back then then there is today.
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By: The Craw

The Craw — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:29:59 +0000

I've read that the Incas would at times would offer a youth for sacrifice. No one always sacrificed their virgins.
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By: pat m

pat m — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:09:59 +0000

Only the lucky ones were sacrificed and most were children.
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By: xx†Eddie†xx

xx†Eddie†xx — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:49:59 +0000

They kept the "good ones" and sacrificed the "Bad ones" meaning they kept the ones who could populate more, and they sacrificed the ones that couldn’t, which were only a small amount.
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Years of studying the Mayan Civilization.

By: ray

ray — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:06:59 +0000

they only sacrificed a few of the virgins ... they probably had plenty of skanks and ho's.
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By: D S

D S — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:50:59 +0000

The mistake you made was assuming they did kill all their virgins. They only selected one each time that they had an important sacrifice to accomplish. So approximately one a year, maximal two. Not enough to wipe out the population.
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