Legend of the Five Suns
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Legend of the Five Suns is a central Aztec cosmogonic myth that recounts the successive creations and destructions of four previous worlds before the current fifth sun under which humanity now lives.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec myth
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Mesoamerican myth ⓘ cosmogonic myth ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Aztec cosmology
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cosmic ages ⓘ cosmic renewal ⓘ divine self‑sacrifice ⓘ eschatology ⓘ human sacrifice ⓘ sun cycles ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Chalchiuhtlicue
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Mictlantecuhtli NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanahuatzin NERFINISHED ⓘ Quetzalcoatl NERFINISHED ⓘ Tecuciztecatl NERFINISHED ⓘ Tezcatlipoca NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlaloc NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonatiuh NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiuhtecuhtli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme | cyclical creation and destruction of the cosmos ⓘ |
| cosmicEra | Fifth Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Aztec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentAge | Fifth Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
creation of the current sun through divine sacrifice
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destruction of previous worlds by cataclysms ⓘ origin of present‑day humanity ⓘ role of gods in sustaining the sun ⓘ successive creations and destructions of the world ⓘ |
| FifthSunDesignation | 4 Movement ⓘ |
| FifthSunThreat | earthquakes ⓘ |
| FirstSunCataclysm | jaguars devour humanity ⓘ |
| FirstSunDesignation | 4 Jaguar ⓘ |
| FourthSunCataclysm | destruction by flood ⓘ |
| FourthSunDesignation | 4 Water ⓘ |
| iconographicRepresentation | Aztec Sun Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPreviousSuns | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfWorldAges | 5 ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
explanation of cosmic order and time cycles
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justification for ritual sacrifice to sustain the sun ⓘ |
| SecondSunCataclysm | destruction by wind ⓘ |
| SecondSunDesignation | 4 Wind ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Codex Chimalpopoca
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Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Historia de los Mexicanos por sus pinturas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ThirdSunCataclysm | destruction by fiery rain ⓘ |
| ThirdSunDesignation | 4 Rain ⓘ |
| worldAgeName |
Fifth Sun
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First Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Sun ⓘ Third Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.