Aztec Mythology

AZTEC MYTH
IZZY TOLSMA
PETER TOLSMA
Creation
Ometicuhtli created itself
Had four children,
Huitzipochtli, Tezcatlipoca,
Quetzalcoatl, and Xipe Totec
Created Cipactli, part
crocodile, part fish
Cipactli ate all that was
created
Gods killed Cipactli
The universe was created
from this monster.
Creation
13 heavens stretch into her head
Earth was in the middle
9 underworlds
Creation
Believed in different suns
5th sun was created when
gods built big fire
Two gods jumped into fire.
Sky too bright
Gods threw rabbit in face
Made the moon
Huitzilopochtli
Patron god of the Aztecs
Helped gods find their
capital, Tenochtitlan
Also god of war
Symbols were eagle and
the sun
Created the first humans
Tezcatlipoca
The god of night and sorcery
Son of Omotl, the creator of
the universe
Often represented by the
obsidian knife or mirror.
Another war god
Main opposer of Queztlcoatyl
Quetzalcoatl
God of intelligence and
self reflection
Feathered serpent
Appears with a red beak
Presides over the west
Tlaloc
God of rain, fertility, and
water
Often pictured with
jaguar fangs
Governor of the Third
Sun/World
Ruled 4th layer of upper
world, Tlalocan (place
where suffered water-
related deaths)
Tonatiuh
Sun god
The fifth sun
Leader of the heavens
Birth at sunrise, death at
sunset
Colored disk
Chalchiuhtlicue
Goddess of water and
fertility
Destroyed the 4th sun
with a huge flood
Prayed to in issues
concerning both
marriage and birth
Name means "She of
the Jade Skirt"
Centeotl
God of maize
Son of earth and mercury
Yellow body
Usually portrayed as a
young man
Worshipped during
planting of crops
Xipe Totec
Known as "The Flayed
One", for he wore a
human skin
A life/death/rebirth deity
Connected renewal with
war
Aztecs believed he had
created war
Often the Aztecs held
sacrifices to him
The Creation of Man
Quetzalcoatl went to lord of
the dead.
Got a bag of bones
While running away, tripped
Broke bones
Mixed blood with bones
Bones were different sizes
Different sizes of people
The King of Tula
Tezcatlipoca turned
crazy
The King of Tula's
daughter fell in love
Got sick
Saw chili pepper an
again
Cured of illness
The King of Tula
They got married
King started planning a
way to get rid of CPM
Put him in charge of
dwarves in a battle
Still won
Greeted as a hero