The Aztecs believed that they were living in a universe dominated by generations of sun gods, the current one, known as Tonatiuh, was the fifth. The first three previous suns perished by wind storms, jaguars and fiery rain. The fourth was wiped out by a flood when people turned into fish and spread through the ocean. After the fourth sun perished, the Aztecs believed that the gods assembled to decide which god was to become the next sun. They built a bonfire to sacrifice the next volunteer. Two gods – Nanahuatzin and Tēcciztēcatl – vied for the honor. Nanahuatzin, a poor god, was chosen because he could be spared. Proud Tecciztecatl insisted on the honor, but at the last moment hesitated. Nanahuatzin showed more courage and jumped into the fire. Tecciztecatl gained his courage and followed Nanahuatzin, thus forming two suns in the sky The Moon and Sun were equally bright. Fearing the earth would burn under the light of two luminaries, one of the gods threw a rabbit at Tecciztecatl, and the one struck darkened to become today's Moon. Henceforth it is possible to distinguish a figure of a rabbit on the Moon's surface. During a full moon, the "Rabbit in the Moon" becomes readily visible.
Otomi mythologyedit
For the Otomi people, Zäna was the Moon, the Queen of the Night, probably the main deity. They called her the Young Mother, who represented both Moon and Earth simultaneously. Her spouse, the Old Father, was the god of fire. The Otomi counted lunar months as a period from new moon to new moon. They gave every month 30 days.[citation needed]
metztli, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, january, 2020, learn, when, remove,. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message In Aztec mythology Metztli Nahuatl metstɬi also rendered Meztli Metzi literally Moon was a god or goddess of the moon the night and farmers They were likely the same deity as Yohaulticetl or Coyolxauhqui and the male moon god Tecciztecatl like the latter who feared the Sun because of its fire MetztliMoon deityMetztli as depicted in the Codex BorgiaSymbolMoon rabbitRegionMesoamericaEthnic groupAztec Contents 1 Legend 2 Otomi mythology 3 See also 4 ReferencesLegend edit nbsp Metztli in the Codex Borgia nbsp Depiction of Metztli The Aztecs believed that they were living in a universe dominated by generations of sun gods the current one known as Tonatiuh was the fifth The first three previous suns perished by wind storms jaguars and fiery rain The fourth was wiped out by a flood when people turned into fish and spread through the ocean After the fourth sun perished the Aztecs believed that the gods assembled to decide which god was to become the next sun They built a bonfire to sacrifice the next volunteer Two gods Nanahuatzin and Tecciztecatl vied for the honor Nanahuatzin a poor god was chosen because he could be spared Proud Tecciztecatl insisted on the honor but at the last moment hesitated Nanahuatzin showed more courage and jumped into the fire Tecciztecatl gained his courage and followed Nanahuatzin thus forming two suns in the sky The Moon and Sun were equally bright Fearing the earth would burn under the light of two luminaries one of the gods threw a rabbit at Tecciztecatl and the one struck darkened to become today s Moon Henceforth it is possible to distinguish a figure of a rabbit on the Moon s surface During a full moon the Rabbit in the Moon becomes readily visible Otomi mythology editFor the Otomi people Zana was the Moon the Queen of the Night probably the main deity They called her the Young Mother who represented both Moon and Earth simultaneously Her spouse the Old Father was the god of fire The Otomi counted lunar months as a period from new moon to new moon They gave every month 30 days citation needed See also editList of lunar deitiesReferences editGalindo Trejo Jesus 1994 Arqueoastronomia en la america antigua Mexico Equipo Sirius S A ISBN 84 86639 66 2 Esperanza Carrasco Licea amp Alberto Carraminana Alonso Metztli La Luna Diario Sintesis 28 de Mayo de 1996 nbsp This article relating to a myth or legend from Mesoamerica is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Metztli amp oldid 1163815032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
