Aztec Five Suns

Creation Myth

Close

About this myth

Aztec Five Suns is a Creation myth originating from the Aztec belief system. The main deity depicted in this myth is likely Ōmeteōtl.

In a nutshell

Myth summary

The world goes through cycles known as suns, and we are on the fifth cycle. The first deity, Ometeotl, created itself and was both male and female as well as a number of other dualities. This first deity gave birth to four children, one God for each cardinal direction.

Attested: Unknown
Created: Unknown
Myth type: Creation
Main deity: Ōmeteōtl
Belief system: Aztec
Origin: Americas › Central America › Mexico

Belief system

Aztec Religion

Polytheistic

Aztec religion refers to the cultural practices among several groups in central Mexico from ca. 1325-1520 CE.

arrow_forward More info
Belief system

Ōmeteōtl

Main deity

Ōmeteōtl was a primordial deity associated with creation in Nahuatl religion (part of what is known as the Aztec empire).

arrow_forward More info
Main deity

More information

The Aztec Five Suns creation myth comes from general Aztec mythology of Central America and describes how the world was created.

Love
Haha
Wow
Sad
Angry

Texts related to this myth

See full texts of this myth via related artifacts. Where available, a translation is included.

All texts

Title
  • notes
  • translate
  • vertical_split
  • format_list_numbered
  • assignment_turned_in

How did we get this date?

Close

How did we get this date?

We're not quite sure about the creation date for this myth.

Close

Cite this page

MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Aztec Five Suns." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 03 Mar. 2019, omnika.org/stable/19. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

content_copy
APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, March 03). Aztec Five Suns. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/19

content_copy
CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Aztec Five Suns." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created March 03, 2019. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/19.

content_copy

Bibliography

Alexander, Hartley B. The Mythology of All Races / Volume XI, Latin-American. Vol. 11, The Mythology of All Races: In Thirteen Volumes. Edited by Louis H. Gray and George F. Moore. Boston, MA: Marshall Jones Company, 1920.
more_vert
Leeming, David A. Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia. 2nd edition. Vol. 1 [Parts I-II]. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010.
more_vert

Fast facts

Myth
Aztec Belief system
Ometeotl Main deity
Origin
location_city Mexico Central America

Share

https://omnika.org/stable/19

content_copy COPY
Close

Report

Thanks for helping OMNIKA become a better website. Report a problem if you see something wrong on this page. All fields are required.

Please keep it short and sweet.

Heads up. By submitting the form, you are also sending information related to your device, such as your browser, screen resolution, and IP address. For more information, please read the privacy policy. Unless you indicate otherwise, we may attempt to contact you using the email address you provided.

Close Submit form