Enlight Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl One Aztec emperor had a daughter named Iztaccihuatl. And the emperor had one very strong and handsome warrior, whose name was Popocatepetl. One day, Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl met by chance, saw ea... Aztec Myths Myths
Enlight The first sun is the Sun of the Tiger (Ocelotonatiuh) The god of the night sky, Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror, was the first to become the Sun. Thus began the first era. Other gods created giant people who did not work or cultivate the land, but only ... Aztec Myths Myths
Enlight The Legend of the Origin of the Aztecs According to legend, the Aztecs once lived in a place (on an island) called Aztlan (“Place of the Herons”, “Place where the herons live”) - hence the name “Aztecs” (literally “people of Aztlan”). Furt... Aztec Myths Myths
Enlight Coyote and Possum The cunning prankster Coyote stood by the hill as if he was propping it up. He moaned pitifully to a passing Possum that for many hours in a row he had been forced to hold the hill so that it would no... Aztec Myths Myths
Enlight Quetzalcoatl travels to Mictlan The gods gathered again, concerned about the fate of humanity. They asked each other who would live on earth now. And finally they made a decision. It was necessary to bring the bones of dead people f... Aztec Myths Myths
Enlight Conception of Montezuma I Huitzilihuitl wanted to marry Princess Miahuachihuitl, daughter of the ruler of Cuahunahuac (whose name was Osomatzinteuctli), in a dignified manner. As the old men tell it, Osomatzinteuctli's domain ... Aztec Myths Myths
Enlight Maguey tree Trouble came to the Anahuac Valley when their beloved, caring ruler died, and his son, the extremely warlike Meltemoc, took power. He decided to go into war. When one of the neighboring leaders refuse... Aztec Myths Myths
Enlight The second sun is the Sun of the Wind (Ehekatonatiuh) Then Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, god of the West, became the Sun, and the second era began. The earth was repopulated by people. And there was peace on Earth for some time. Then Tezcatlipoca ... Aztec Myths Myths
