#tecuciztecatl

Coyolxauhqui y Tecuciztecatl porque si :D

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1. Teccíztecatl true faces!

It´s basically how I think Tecciztecatl may have said or think about Nanahuatzin in the myth of the fifth sun!

Myth:

IN THE BEGINNING...

In the beginning, according to Aztec mythology, the creator couple Tonacacihuatl and Tonacateuctli (or the god Ometeotl, who was both male and female) gave birth to four sons, the Tezcatlipocas of the East, North, South and West. After 600 years, the sons began to create the universe, including the creation of cosmic time, called "suns". These gods eventually created the world and all the other deities.

After the world was created, the gods gave light to humans, but in order to do this, one of the gods had to sacrifice himself by leaping into a fire.

Each subsequent sun was created by the sacrifice of at least one of the gods, and a key element of the story, like that of all Aztec culture, is sacrifice to begin renewal.

FOUR CYCLES

The first god to sacrifice himself was Tezcatlipoca, who leapt into the fire and became the First Sun, called "4 Tiger".

This period was inhabited by giants who ate only acorns; and it came to an end when the giants were devoured by jaguars. The world lasted 676 years, or 13 52-year cycles according to the pan-Mesoamerican calendar.

The Second Sun, or "4-Wind" sun, was governed by Quetzalcoatl (also known as the White Tezcatlipoca), and the earth was populated by humans who ate only piñon nuts. Tezcatlipoca wanted to be sun, and turned himself into a tiger and threw Quetzalcoatl off his throne. This world came to an end through catastrophic hurricanes and floods. The few survivors fled to the top of the trees and were transformed into monkeys. This world also lasted 676 years.

The Third Sun, or "4-Rain" Sun, was dominated by water: its ruling deity was the rain god Tlaloc and its people ate seeds that grew in the water. This world came to an end when the god Quetzalcoatl made it rain fire and ashes. The survivors became turkeys, butterflies or dogs. Turkeys are called "pipil-pipil" in the Aztec language, meaning "child" or "prince". This world ended in 7 cycles, or 364 years.

The Fourth Sun, the "4-Water" sun, was governed by the goddess Chalchiuthlicue, sister and wife of Tlaloc. The people ate maize.

A great flood marked the end of this world and all the people were transformed into fish. 4 Water lasted for 676 years.

The fifth sun - Earthquake Sun

The gods gathered to bring another sun into being.  This is when the Aztec creation story really gets around to explaining what the world is today. The proud god Tecciztecatl offered himself, but the other gods preferred the humble Nanahuatzin.  A great fire was built, but Tecciztecatl was too afraid at the last minute to jump in.  Nanahuatzin did jump.  Filled with jealousy, Tecciztecatl jumped after, followed by a brave eagle and jaguar. Two suns began to rise in the east.  It was too bright - the gods threw a rabbit into the face of Tecciztecatl to dim the light, and he became the moon. But Nanahuatzin was weak.  He was motionless, so the other gods gave their blood to give him the energy to rush across the sky. This is the world in which we now live.  The Aztecs believed its end would come in massive earthquakes.

Info extratected from here!:

 https://www.thoughtco.com/aztec-creation-myth-169337

2. Tezcatlipoca!

Inspired by Caly's post

Defining these two's looks a little more. Struggling with Tez tho

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