
	From their very first intervention on Earth, the Gods of Ancient Mexico chose the insect and the arachnid to reveal themselves to humans. This surprising alliance would give rise to numerous myths which entomologist Georges Brossard finds fascinating. Shot in the fabulous scenery of ancient Aztec and Maya cities, this episode of INSECTIA reveals to us the surprising importance given to insects in religions of these ancient civilizations. Quetzalcoatl, the God of Wind, the Master of Life, the Supreme Creator, appeared on Earth emerging directly from a chrysalis, like a butterfly. Bees helped him outsmart the God of Death so he could create the first humans. Afterwards, it was an ant that gave man the first grains of corn that would ensure the survival of the human race. Xochiquetzal, the Goddess of Flowers, used to take the shape of a magnificent hairstreak butterfly to visit the Earth. As for her terrible sister, the Goddess of War, she preferred to transform herself into a sombre moth. Two insects who together epitomize the Maya and Aztec religious thinking. A butterfly, associated with arts and love, and a moth, associated with death and human sacrifices. According to the beliefs of the time, insects even went to paradise. One thing is sure: the great forests surrounding the ancient cities are certainly an insect's and an entomologist's... paradise.