Toltec Genesis

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Toltec Genesis is a Creation myth originating from the Toltec belief system.

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

Belief system

Toltec Religion

Polytheistic

Toltec religion refers to spiritual beliefs held by a group in central Mexico (city of Tollan) between ca. 800-1150 CE.

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The Toltec creation myth comes from the Toltec civilization in central Mexico and predates the Aztec civilization.

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Toltec Genesis." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 10 Apr. 2019, omnika.org/stable/53. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, April 10). Toltec Genesis. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/53

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Toltec Genesis." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created April 10, 2019. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/53.

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