Aztec Mythology: Creation and Fall of the Giants

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What is the purpose of offering blood every fifty-two years according to the Aztecs?

To restore balance in the universe

To seek forgiveness for past sins

To thank the gods (correct)

To ensure a bountiful harvest

Which deity was both male and female, and produced four sons in the Aztec mythology?

Tezcatlipoca

Huitzilopochtli

Xipe-Totec

Quetzalcoatl (correct)

What did Tezcatlipoca do after the gods created the Sun?

He returned it to the other gods

He destroyed it in anger

He decided to become the first Sun (correct)

He offered it as a gift to the humans

What is the significance of the number four in Aztec mythology?

It signifies the destruction of suns Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of Tezcatlipoca in the creation myth?

He snatched away the Sun to become the first Sun Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of offering blood every fifty-two years in Aztec culture?

To appease the gods and prevent disasters Signup and view all the answers

What did Quetzalcoatl do to Tezcatlipoca to take his place as the Sun?

Knocked him out of the firmament with a great stick Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the giants at the end of the age of the first Sun?

They were eaten by a jaguar Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of Tezcatlipoca kicking the Sun?

Quetzalcoatl became a hurricane and blew away almost all of the people Signup and view all the answers

What caused the end of the age of the Third Sun?

A great rain of fire and burning stones sent by Quetzalcoatl Signup and view all the answers

What happened after the great flood?

Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca descended in the form of serpents Signup and view all the answers

What did Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca do to the earth monster after putting aside their differences?

Pulled her in all four directions until she ripped in half at the waist Signup and view all the answers

What did the spirits do with the bottom half of the earth monster?

Used it to put back the sky Signup and view all the answers

What was used to make the grass and flowers according to the text?

'Her hair' Signup and view all the answers

'And all was well for another thirteen times fifty-two more years, until Tezcatlipoca, seeking revenge, ran across the sky as a jaguar, and kicked the sun.' What did Tezcatlipoca's action lead to?

'Quetzalcoatl becoming a hurricane and blowing away almost all of the people' Signup and view all the answers

'The ones that remained were transformed into monkeys.' What does this statement refer to?

The people from the Third Sun age Signup and view all the answers

Aztec Mythology: Creation and Fall of the Giants

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