{"id":50158,"date":"2019-08-06T04:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=50158"},"modified":"2019-08-05T17:03:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T21:03:02","slug":"the-fifth-sun-aztec-myths-extra-mythology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/08\/06\/the-fifth-sun-aztec-myths-extra-mythology\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fifth Sun &#8211; Aztec Myths &#8211; Extra Mythology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hOjOn6RjiKQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Extra Credits<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Published on 5 Aug 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join the Patreon community! <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/EMPatreon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/EMPatreon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just as the gods Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl, and Nanahautzin sacrificed themselves so the sun could move across the sky, so too did the Aztecs believe people must follow their example, and spill blood to thank the gods for their life, their maize, and the sun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-06-The-Fifth-Sun-\u2013-Aztec-Myths-\u2013-Extra-Mythology.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-06-The-Fifth-Sun-\u2013-Aztec-Myths-\u2013-Extra-Mythology-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-50160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-06-The-Fifth-Sun-\u2013-Aztec-Myths-\u2013-Extra-Mythology-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-06-The-Fifth-Sun-\u2013-Aztec-Myths-\u2013-Extra-Mythology-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-06-The-Fifth-Sun-\u2013-Aztec-Myths-\u2013-Extra-Mythology-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-06-The-Fifth-Sun-\u2013-Aztec-Myths-\u2013-Extra-Mythology-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-06-The-Fifth-Sun-\u2013-Aztec-Myths-\u2013-Extra-Mythology.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extra Credits Published on 5 Aug 2019 Join the Patreon community! 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