The Aztec Culture
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The document summarizes Aztec creation myths and legends. It describes how the four primordial gods - Ometecuhtli, Omecihuatl, Huizilopochtli, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, and Xipe Totec - battled a sea monster named Cipactli to create the universe. It then outlines the Aztec legends of the five suns, with each ruled by a different god and representing an element - Tezcatlipoca for the first sun (jaguar), Quetzalcoatl for the second (wind), Tlalco for the third (rain), Calchiuhtlicue for the fourth (water), and Nan
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- 1. The Aztecs Myths & Legends Akshaya P. & Alexa A.
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- 9. The Fifth Sun The Fifth Sun had two gods; Nanahuatzin and o Tecuciztecatl was Tecuciztecatl the god of the night sky. He jumped into the fire and became Element; the moon. Earthquaks, move ment, moon and sun. o Nanahuatzin is the new sun god.
- 10. ~Bibliography~ Information: http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-creation-story.html http://www.utexas.edu/courses/stross/ant322m_files/cosmology.htm http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/sunrise/21-71-2/am-arana.htm http://austinbriggs.com/aztec-history/aztec-creation-story/ Bierhorst, John. “History and Mythology of the Aztecs: The Codex Chimalpopoca”. 1992, The University of Arizona press. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_99mcINufQ Photos: http://www.astrologyoz.com/edtamplin/aztec6.htm http://www.crystalinks.com/aztecgods.html http://library.thinkquest.org/27981/god.html http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/tezcatlipoca/interesting/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/05/10/fantastic-wallpapers-that-will-blow-your- desktop-away/