Five Suns
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Five Suns is a central Aztec cosmological myth describing successive eras of creation and destruction, each ruled by a different sun god.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec myth
ⓘ
Mesoamerican myth ⓘ cosmological myth ⓘ |
| associatedDeityFifthSun | Tonatiuh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeityFirstSun | Tezcatlipoca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeityFourthSun | Chalchiuhtlicue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeitySecondSun | Quetzalcoatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeityThirdSun | Tlaloc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Aztec cosmology
ⓘ
Mexica religion ⓘ |
| cosmicAxis | axis mundi ⓘ |
| cosmicCenter | Tenochtitlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes | successive eras of creation and destruction ⓘ |
| fifthSunProphesiedToEndBy | earthquakes ⓘ |
| firstSunDestroyedBy | jaguars ⓘ |
| fourthSunDestroyedBy |
flood
ⓘ
water ⓘ |
| hasFifthSunName | Nahui Ollin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFifthSunTranslation | 4 Movement ⓘ |
| hasFirstSunName | Nahui Ocelotl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFirstSunTranslation | 4 Jaguar ⓘ |
| hasFourthSunName | Nahui Atl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFourthSunTranslation | 4 Water ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Classical Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSuns | 5 ⓘ |
| hasSecondSunName | Nahui Ehecatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecondSunTranslation | 4 Wind ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cosmic instability
ⓘ
divine conflict ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasThirdSunName | Nahui Quiahuitl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasThirdSunTranslation | 4 Rain ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
cosmic renewal
ⓘ
cyclical time ⓘ world ages ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Mesoamerican creation myths ⓘ |
| linkedRitual | New Fire ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordsPreservedIn |
Codex Chimalpopoca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Codex Ríos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordsPreservedIn |
Codex Vaticanus A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondSunDestroyedBy |
hurricanes
ⓘ
wind ⓘ |
| thirdSunDestroyedBy |
fiery rain
ⓘ
fire rain ⓘ |
| timeDepth | Postclassic Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.