Tres Cuentos Literary Podcast

22 - The Five Suns - Pre Columbian Narratives

December 14, 2019 Carolina Quiroga-Stultz Episode 22
Tres Cuentos Literary Podcast
22 - The Five Suns - Pre Columbian Narratives
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The Aztec world, as well as other Mesoamerican cultures, was created in several attempts. Each time the gods disagreed on detail and restarted the world again. In the afterword, we dive into the theories associated with the meaning of this creation myth and how it seems to be a more historical account than a mere story.


A poem by Nezahualcoyotl
Introduction
The story begins
Let's talk about the story
The Story of how Quetzalcoatl brings forth the bones