The Creation Myth of the Aztecs

The Legend of the Five Suns is an Aztec myth that describes the creation and destruction of four prior worlds, with the current Fifth Sun being our own. The jaguar is associated with the destructive acts of the god Tezcatlipoca, who, after being struck from the sky by his brother Quetzalcoatl ( a winged serpent) , transforms into a jaguar to devour the giants of the first sun. Quetzalcoatl plays various roles in the subsequent worlds, including creating humans and serving as the Second Sun befor