NanahuatzinAztec God"The Fifth Sun"

Also known as: The Pimply One

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Titles & Epithets

The Fifth Sun

Domains

sunsacrificehumility

Symbols

sunsoressacrifice

Description

Humble, diseased god who sacrificed himself to become the Fifth Sun. When the proud Tecciztecatl hesitated, Nanahuatzin leaped into the sacred fire first, becoming Tonatiuh, the sun.

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