Aztec Creation Myth (Part 1)

In the beginning there was nothing. Then, the dual God Ometecuhtli/Omecihuatl
created itself. This god had two natures. It was good and bad; it was
chaos and order; it was male and female. As it was both male and female, it was
able to reproduce. Ometecuhtli/Omecihuatl had four children, which came to
represent the four cardinal points: The Gods were Huitzilopochtli (south),
Quetzalcoatl (east), Tezcatlipoca (west), and Xipe Totec (north).

These four Gods began to create. They created water, other Gods, and the sea
monster Cipactli. It was part fish and part crocodile, a massive creature which
was as big as all things that are now. This was a predator monster and it had a
jaw at every joint.

As the gods continued to create things, they had a problem: all of their creations
fell into the water and were eaten by the dreadful monster Cipactli. So, it was
time for war. The four gods attacked the sea monster, pulling her in four
directions. She fought back, biting Tezcatlipoca and tearing off his foot. But at
last Cipactli was destroyed.

From this enormous creature the universe was created. All the 13 heavens
stretched from her head. The Earth was created from the middle, and her tail
became the underworld.

Aztec Creation Myth (Part 2): The Five Suns Myth

After destroying the monster Cipactli, the Gods believed that something was
missing, and that something was the Sun. However, they couldn't just create the
Sun because it could only come from the sacrifice of a God. From all Gods, the
god Tezcatlipoca was chosen to be sacrificed.

Tezcatlipoca, the First Sun

However, Tezcatlipoca was not strong enough and he became only half a Sun.
During this time, the Gods, created giants using ash and fed them acorns. After
some years, the gods Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl got into a fight and the Sun
was destroyed. Tezcatlipoca took revenge by sending jaguars to kill all of the
giants.

Quetzalcoatl, the Second Sun

The second Sun was Quetzalcoatl, and during this time the humans were
created. Sadly, the peace lasted just a few years because people started to
become corrupt and do evil things. As a punishment, Tezcatlipoca transformed
all humans into monkeys. Full of anger, Quetzalcoatl sent a hurricane that blew
all of the monkeys away.

Tlaloc, the Third Sun

Another God that turned into a Sun was Tlaloc, God of rain and water. However,
this Sun didnt last long because Tezcatlipoca stole Xochiquetzal (Tlaloc's wife).
When Tlaloc found out, he decided not to send any more rain to Earth. The
people begged for rain as drought started to sweep Earth. Tlaloc, still angry,
made fire fall from the sky, and burnt away the world.
Calchiuhtlicue, the Fourth Sun
The time of the fourth Sun started when the Goddess Calchiuhtlicue (Tlaloc's
sister) was chosen. However, both gods Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca were
jealous of her, and they struck her down from the sky. When Calchiuhtlicue was
falling down, and her tears flooded the Earth, destroying everything and leaving
the world in darkness.
Again, all of the Gods got together to choose which God should be the new Sun.
The God Tecuciztecatl (Son of Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue) offered himself to be
the new Sun, but at the last minute, he became too scared to be sacrificed. As a
result, the Gods chose the humble God, Nanahuatzin.

Nanahuatzin, the Fifth Sun

When Nanahuatzin jumped into the sacred fire to be sacrificed, he was the most
impressive Sun of all. This made Tecuciztecatl jealous and he decided to jump
into the fire too. As a result, there were two Suns in the east.
The world was too bright and too hot, so the Gods threw a rabbit at
Tecuciztecatl's face to dim his light. This is how Tecuciztecatl became the
Moon. Additionally, the Gods noticed that Nanahuatzin was too weak, and he
couldnt move. So, they gave him their own blood to give him the energy he
needed to travel through the sky.
Thanks to the Aztec creation myth, you now know that when you look up to the
sky, you are watching the humble God Nanahuatzin, the Fifth Sun.

Adapted from http://www.read-legends-and-myths.com/aztec-creation-

myth.html