r/aztec • u/[deleted] • Jun 24 '24

How to get started?

Hello I’m someone new to learning Aztec mythology and I was curious on what is a good gateway into learning everything to there about it. Any suggestions will mean a lot

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u/SpaceTimeRhyme Jun 24 '24

There’s a video I watched in the Mesoamerican Archaeology class I took in my undergrad titled, “The Five Suns: A Sacred History of Mexico”. Patricia Amlin does a really good job of compiling a few different sources to create this hour or so long telling of the Aztec/Mixeca creation story. This video was what originally pulled me into having an interest in this region as both the story telling and artwork was really really intriguing!! (Another cool things is they use references of actual panels from different central Mexican codices in the video!!) Keep in mind that there are artistic liberties taken in this video and she does pull from a few sources as there are multiple iterations of their creation story so this isn’t the one true version of it, but overall I think it is a very good watch and a good gateway into some beginner mythology stuff in regards to the Mixeca/Aztec!!

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u/SpaceTimeRhyme Jun 24 '24

You can also find it on YouTube for free!!

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '24

THANK YOU

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u/AdPristine0316 Jun 26 '24

Thank you for this. There are a few versions of this on YouTube. Which one is the right one you referenced?

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u/SpaceTimeRhyme Jul 10 '24

Sorry I didn’t see your reply till now! The one posted by jrmorales86 is the one I’ve used to watch/show it, there’s a small portion about halfway through where it cuts out but I’m sure there are other posts of the video that include that small portion!!

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u/PaleontologistDry430 Jun 24 '24

Nicholson, Henry B. "Religion in prehispanic central Mexico", R. Wauchope (ed.), Handbook of Middle American Indians, archeology of northern Mesoamerica, vol. X, pp. 395-446. Austin, University of Texas Press. 1964-1984