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Chapter 596 The Five Suns of the New World

History and myth are linked.

When a country or civilization prospers, the patron saint of this country or civilization will also become the king of the gods.

When a country or civilization weakens, the patron saint of this country or civilization will also lose the throne of the king of the gods.

Therefore, changes in mythology can usually reflect changes in history.

In the history of the Americas, the Olmec culture began to flourish in 1500 BC.

In 900 BC, the Mayan civilization began, and Mesoamerica entered the classical era.

From 300 BC to 900 AD, Mayan culture entered its peak era.

In the 11th century AD, Central America entered the bronze civilization.

Around 1200 AD, the Inca Empire was established in South America.

In 1372 AD, the Aztec Empire was established in Central America.

As the latest civilized empire, Aztec mythology summed up five solar periods for the gods in Mesoamerica.

In the first solar period, the king of the gods was Tescatlipoca.

As the king of the gods who ruled the first solar age, Tezcatlipoca was regarded as the supreme god and the manipulator of human destiny.

He represents the hurricane, the night wind, the night sky, the land, the north, the occult, beauty, leadership, war, quarrels, all human conflict, as well as obsidian and divination.

His appearance is a giant who can use thunder and lightning. He has a strange appearance, his whole body is black, his skin is as dark as the night, his face is painted with black and yellow horizontal stripes, his right foot is smooth obsidian, and the spell of primitive religion The same as the teacher.

In ancient times tens of thousands of years ago, Tezcatlipoca probably had the same origin as the Aryan god of thunder.

During the migration of ancient human groups, the group that worshiped the God of Thunder moved eastward from the continent of Asia to America.

Some ethnic groups who worshiped the god of thunder remained in the Asia continent, and the worship of thunder in Eastern mythology came from this.

In the second solar period, the king of the gods was the Feathered Serpent God Iekotel.

The Feathered Serpent Iekotel is also known as Kukulkan and Quetzalcoatl.

She is a deity commonly believed in Mesoamerican civilization, generally depicted as a winged snake, first seen in the Olmec civilization that appeared in 1500 BC.

The Feathered Serpent God Iekotel is a deity who brings rainy season in the minds of the Mayans and is related to sowing, harvesting, and bountiful grains.

As the clone of the ancient goddess of the earth, the Feathered Serpent God Iekotel is the god in charge of agriculture and harvest, which is obviously a matter of course.

In fact, the Feathered Serpent God Iekotel was a foreign god, a northern deity brought by the Toltecs when they ruled the Mayan city.

According to legend, the Feathered Serpent God ruled Venus and brought corn to humans.

Feathered Serpent also represents death and rebirth, and is the protector of priests.

In Greek mythology, there is also the myth that Athena brought olives to mankind.

This is obviously not a coincidence.

It is the mythic logic shared by groups who worship the goddess of the earth—the best crops come from the gifts of the goddess of the earth.

In the third solar period, the king of the gods is Tlaloc.

Tlaloc is the god of rain, water, and storm in Aztec mythology.

Tlaloc rules the rains, the rainy season, and takes the rain from the sky to moisten the earth as its duty.

But at the same time, it will also bring disasters such as drought, flood, hail and storm, which play a pivotal role in agriculture and sacrifice.

Tlaloc's name means [from the land], and it is one of the most worshiped gods in the Aztec civilization.

The image of Tlaloc has very distinctive features. He has a pair of huge round eyes and long pointed fangs. He usually holds a jug in one hand and a thunderbolt in the other, symbolizing the duality of his divinity.

In Mesoamerica, people were especially concerned about drought and the fertility of the land.

The Valley of Mexico, where the Aztecs lived, has a distinct climate. After a long rainy season, it will enter a very dry season, so the rain god's gift is considered very important.

Tlaloc has a very high status in the field of agriculture, and it can even be said to be supreme.

At the end of the dry season in April and May every year, all regions hold a ceremony on the top of a nearby mountain to pray for the gods to sprinkle rain on the earth again.

Tezcatlipoca, king of the gods of the First Sun, was the god of men and thunder.

The king of the gods of the Second Sun, Ekotel, was a goddess and god of rain.

Tlaloc, the Lord of the Gods of the Third Sun, was both the god of thunder and the god of rain, and seems to have absorbed the divinity of both Tezcatlipoca and Ircotel.

So Tlaloc is not a male god.

In the mythology of the southern Inca Empire, Tlaloc, the rain god, was a goddess.

In some unearthed stone statues, Tlaloc, the rain god, also has the image of a young woman, wearing a traditional shawl and long skirt.

As a deity who combined the divinities of Tescatlipoca, the god of thunder, and Ircotel, the feathered serpent, Tlaloc, the rain god, is likely to be two in one, both male and female.

In the fourth solar period, the king of the gods is Charchutrikui.

The name Chalchutrikui means [Emerald Dress].

She is the goddess of rivers and lakes and the patron saint of fertility.

She is the wife of Tlaloc, the rain god, and is considered an aspect of Tlaloc.

In the second solar period, the Feathered Serpent God Iekotel was the goddess who brought the rainy season.

In the third solar period, Tlaloc, the rain god, was the god of rain.

In the fourth solar period, Chalchutrikui was the god of water in charge of rivers and lakes.

Apparently, since the Mayan civilization was established by the Feathered Serpent God Iekotel and the groups who worshiped the Earth Goddess, the god worship of the three solar periods has the same essence.

Therefore, Tlaloc, the rain god, is very likely to be a goddess as recorded in Inca mythology.

Moreover, in the era ruled by the three goddesses, Tezcatlipoca, the god of thunder, acted as the villain who destroyed the world.

The first solar era came to an end because the Feathered Serpent God Iekotel defeated the Thunder God Tezcatlipoca.

In the second solar period, because Tescatlipoca mocked the Feathered Serpent God Iekotel, the two started a war to destroy the world.

In the third solar period, because Tezcatlipoca took away the wife of the rain god Tlaloc, the rain god Tlaloc was too sad to destroy the world.

In the Fourth Sun, Chalciutrigi was originally a benevolent and kind ruler, but Tezcatlipoca said she was just a hypocrite.

Chalchutriqui was finally overwhelmed by his words, she wept all day long, the world rained heavily, and the flood destroyed everything.

In the fifth solar period, the king of the gods is Wizilopochtri.

The name Wetzilopochtri means left hummingbird, southern hummingbird.

He is the god of war, the sun god, the lord of the sun and fire, and the ruler of the south in Aztec mythology.

The patron saint of Tenochtitlan.

The national patron saint and supreme god of the Mexica [Aztecs], one of the supreme gods in the hearts of the Aztecs.

According to myths and legends, Vitzilopochtli was born fully armed.

This is also in line with his God of War status.

In the usual image, he usually wears blue bird feathers, holds a blue round shield in one hand, and a weapon called Shih Kvatl [Fire Serpent] in the other.

Legend has it that the weapon has the shape of a snake and breathes bright red flames in battle.

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