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The Aztecs Myths & Legends Akshaya P. & Alexa A.

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Page 1: The Aztec Culture

The Aztecs

Myths &

LegendsAkshaya P. & Alexa A.

Page 2: The Aztec Culture

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/