The Aztecs
Myths &
LegendsAkshaya P. & Alexa A.
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.
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!!!!
The Legend of the Suns
The First SunTezcaptilpoca
The First Sun’s god was Tezcaptilpoca.
Element; Jaguar
The Second Sun
Quetzalcoatl
The second Sun’s god was Quetzalocoatl.
Element; wind
The Third Sun
The Third Sun’s god was Tlalco.
Element; rain.
Tlalco
The Fourth Sun
The Fourth Sun’s god was Calchiuhtlicue
Element; Water.
Calchiuhtlicue
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.
~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/
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