The Aztec Culture
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The Aztecs
Myths &
LegendsAkshaya P. & Alexa A.
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Creation Myth; In the beginning…
Ometecuhtli,Omecihuatl Their four sons;
-Huizilopochtli
-Quetzalcoatl
-Tezcatlipoca
-Xipe Totec
The four gods created; Cipactli
-A sea monster that was part fish and crocodile.
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The fall of Cipactli and the beginning of the….
The four gods battled Cipactli and Tezcatlipoca’s foot was torn off.
Cipactli was defeated and then became…
The Universe!!!!
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The Legend of the Suns
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The First SunTezcaptilpoca
The First Sun’s god was Tezcaptilpoca.
Element; Jaguar
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The Second Sun
Quetzalcoatl
The second Sun’s god was Quetzalocoatl.
Element; wind
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The Third Sun
The Third Sun’s god was Tlalco.
Element; rain.
Tlalco
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The Fourth Sun
The Fourth Sun’s god was Calchiuhtlicue
Element; Water.
Calchiuhtlicue
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The Fifth Sun
o Nanahuatzin is the new sun god.
o Tecuciztecatl was the god of the night sky. He jumped into the fire and became the moon.
The Fifth Sun had two gods; Nanahuatzin
and Tecuciztecatl
Element; Earthquaks, movement,
moon and sun.
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~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/