Miscellaneous Myths: The Five Suns

[@phanost13]

Quetzalcoatl: "Tez, could you not keep ruining the world FOR FIVE MINUTES?!?!"

[@blacklion8307]

Tez: "Make me, poser!"

[@mmeers89]

true memes are eternal.

[@Darklord359]

i neef this on a t-shirt

[@blacklion8307]

@@Darklord359 Just making sure: That wouldn't be cultural appropriation, right?

[@sureytho7872]

Tez: No.

[@tinchosabala]

>Flying serpent >Trips Logic at its finest.

[@notpulverman9660]

I saw an owl trip trying to fly a rabbit up a tree. It's not technically a trip since nothing is blocking a foot, but functions the same and looks the same. The animal is unable to lift off with the extra weight, and stumbles, often pivoting on the foot(where the extra weight is).

[@tinchosabala]

Not Pulverman, can a god be classified as animal?

[@ASquared544]

@@tinchosabala Yes, take a look at Zeus, he's basically a (insert animal that f***'s a lot here)

[@christopherg2347]

@@ASquared544 Now now. Even Rabbits do not multiply *that* much. Plus Zeus likes to keep it to "one child per animal form".

[@notpulverman9660]

@@tinchosabala Irrelevant, but often, yes.

[@andysmith5806]

I feel bad for their water god. She cried because she was accused of not loving her humans. That’s heartbreakingly adorable.

[@Meepantor]

Truly it is

[@SingingSealRiana]

. . . she cried for several years drowning them all so maybe the acusation was right

[@Meepantor]

@@SingingSealRiana the world had never flooded before how was she supposed to know they couldn't swim?

[@SingingSealRiana]

@@Meepantor beeing able to swim and beeing able to swim for several years are compleatly different things. Beside swiming, the flood would also have destroyed the fields, killed the crops and probably killed even the fish . . .

[@Meepantor]

@@SingingSealRiana I'm aware, it was a joke, although the thought could be stretched into plausibility. Obviously the result is horrific, but the fact that a goddess was so upset about being accused of not liking her humans is the heartbreaking adorable part.

[@andrewkim9848]

So, the Aztec gods were basically different game developers having discourse over the same game

[@purplehaze2358]

"ThE wOrLd Is A sImUlAtIoN" -I don't know, some degenerate

[@FranktheSkeleton]

Final Fantasy XV Behind the Scenes Production (2006-2016)

[@feyefall4855]

Or a bunch of siblings playing with and breaking the figures their big brother put together and keeps having to fix.

[@narvuntien]

Just like the Anthem developers, explains why our world is so damn boring and grindy.

[@ravenstone3436]

It's a bunch of kids on a shared Minecraft creative server. ...And they all discovered command blocks.

[@entr3_nou5]

This myth in a brief sentence: “Dammit, Tezcatlipoca!”

[@september1717]

Exactly

[@heyy86]

SyrinxPriest2112 honestly....... I damn right agree

[@gulsanara2644]

True

[@noahjohnson935]

Tlaloc has it rough. Tetzlalipoca seduces his first wife and harasses his second.

[@nionashborn7626]

He seems a bit like a Loki type to me.

[@firebrand723]

So aztec mythology has a giant snake who’s brother is a dog And Norse mythology has a giant serpent whose brother is a wolf

[@despinasgarden.4100]

Now that You mentioned it.... Wow You right

[@firebrand723]

I’m just glad people like this comment

[@Geheimnis-c2e]

that one time Loki got pregged by a stallion.

[@awkwardleaf2277]

Question, in this video red says that Quetzalcoatl and huitzilopochlt were spontaneously created by um... that fertility god/goddess, but in a previous miscellaneous myth video she says that the two were born from (essentially) Mother Nature... which in this video is represented by that... jacobs latter with mouths on each limbs monster. Is this kinda of a situation similar to Eros? Where Eros is both this primordial entity greater than the gods, but also Aphrodite’s son.

[@sortagoodish8491]

Guess its just part of being totally metal, then.

[@Indigo_404]

“Our lord the flayed one”? Sounds like a dark souls boss

[@Nightfire613]

Now I want a Souls style game based on mezzo American mythology, ala Sekiro

[@DanielSmith-mp4le]

@@Nightfire613 I mean Dark Souls is already basically that they're sacrificing themselves in a fire in order to become the Sun and prevented the darkness from rising not to mention other Mesoamerican like influences I don't think it was intentional on the Creator's part but there is a lot of Mesoamerican stuff in Dark Souls and even more in Bloodborne.

[@festethephule7553]

@@DanielSmith-mp4le Ah, but not aesthetically.

[@DanielSmith-mp4le]

@@festethephule7553 I am more interested in thematically interesting worlds than aesthetically interesting worlds Looking cool only goes so far. And besides I don't think that From Software is is capable of pulling off a mesoamerican souls like, the only video games that I've seen that even reference Aztec mythology with even a shred of accuracy are Persona and Smite and that last one sucks.

[@festethephule7553]

@@DanielSmith-mp4le Who said anything about From Software? They don't have a monopoly on souls-likes.

[@ultimateanimation7118]

'Let's file that under yikes' That describes 90% of all mythology.

[@KnittingGirl28]

Good thing woman bleed alot anyway, would this be the Aztec's reason for why woman have their monthly cycle? Just a thought

[@lordfelidae4505]

KnittingGirl28 let’s file that under yikes.

[@tobygreen6661]

No no, more like “ holy applesauce who the heck though this was a good idea”

[@KnittingGirl28]

@@tobygreen6661 W-wha?

[@tobygreen6661]

KnittingGirl28 , holy applesauce is my substitute for curse words

[@cupcakegirljen7]

Greek gods: Dammit, Zeus! Aztec gods: Dammit, Tez!

[@mewsingsbynatk]

Norse gods: Dammit, Loki!

[@despinasgarden.4100]

Egypt gods: dammit, seth!

[@strawberrymochi921]

Japanese gods : Dammit Susanoo !

[@artsyscrub3226]

Christan god: SATAN! Satan: FUCK YOU DAD YOU DON'T OWN ME Jesus: he has daddy issues. Satan: I DO NOT!

[@selenetorres3242]

Aztec mythology Is mah mythology

[@satsfallingdown]

"This game sucks, nerf this" "Yeah let's just restart" "It's not working" "Just try again"

[@dreamchaser3012]

That's me playing any RPG. "Hmm... This is getting kind of boring. I bet that if I start all over again with everything I know now, I'll have much more fun." Deletes save file.

[@dragonflight2468]

Oh hey, Final Fantasy 14

[@theweakestbrazilianmale3398]

Oh hey me playing super mario rpg

[@jaydenliberty9536]

Any Civilization game that goes poorly. And I don’t mean “aw I wanted to make a City there” poorly, I mean “I got too focused on everything but my military and now literally everyone I know is declaring war on me on Turn 30 of 3000” poorly

[@soldiersPL]

If Aztecs were reincarnated instead of being re-created every time,that would make it Dark Souls of mythologies

[@francescapatti2934]

The sun: exists Tezcatlipoca: *anger noises* The other gods: oh shit, here we go again. World: ends

[@Somehowstillkicking]

Francesca Patti Hotel: Trivalgo

[@BawonoSA173]

Especially Quetzalcoatl: "Ah, shit! Here we go again. Worst time of the new era: new sun, Tez relapse. And I ain't left the humans for 5 years! But Tez won't give a shit"

[@JimmehRulez]

Egg

[@X-Ternal]

*Tonatiuh has entered the chat*

[@redhattoons9357]

Tonatiuh and huitzilopochtli: not so fast tezcatlipoca

[@kaleidoslug7777]

So the earth itself is an unimaginably huge eldritch monstrosity that constantly craves living sacrifices, while humanity has ended several times over, each time in a different way, including countless living jaguars falling from the sky, endless draught followed by raining fire, and then *the sun crying torrential tears of blood for 52 years straight* . And there's a dude who tears off his own skin on a regular basis. The Aztecs were not fucking around

[@Alex_Rodd1526]

Are we sure we are reading Aztec mythology, and not something out of H.P. Lovecraft.

[@dragonmanfirebane5078]

Azteces where about that metal life

[@bkr1895]

How badass is the title “Our Lord the Flayed One”

[@drewfro666]

Fun fact, if the Aztecs needed to sacrifice one person per day to satiate their gods, they killed enough people that we'll be running on their surplus for thousands of years.

[@alexandraluster284]

Greeks: Dude, we are metal as fuck! We literally have an entire God dedicated to war! Norse: Pfft, so? Almost half of our Gods are war Gods, and we even have one that uses a hammer to make LIGHTENING! Aztecs: ...........*throws in the Flayed God* *smirks at the looks of terror the others are giving them* Now then, how's about you ladies go get daddy another beer.

[@Fleance_Snowflower]

what I learned from this: Quetzalcoatl is a good god snek

[@konnosx1213]

Choose a best friend: *-Tezcalipoca* > Has pet Jaguar > Top notch prankster *-Coyolxauqui* > Goth girl > Topless > Misunderstood *-Hitzlipotchli* > Gym bro > Will get in a fight (and win) for you > Uses human hearts as steroids *-Coatlicue* > Casual hippie > Her house is probably messier then yours *-Quetzalcoat* > he loves you

[@treebeexyz6839]

@@konnosx1213 I love this so much

[@nathanstultz3434]

@@konnosx1213 while a topless goth girl is tempting, I must follow my heart and go with the good snek

[@ponylover2206]

Feathery danger noodle * chuckles *

[@cheesecakelasagna]

I'm familiar with Quetzalcoatl because of Persona.

[@HilariouslyScary]

This is like me rewriting the creation mythos for my stories over and over again

[@jackielinde7568]

You mean we're not supposed to keep rewriting our creation myths? (Still working on the creation myths for my made up world. Got how the Sun and Moon were made, The Creation of the Sentient Races (and why Humans have such short lifespans compared to everyone else), Explanation for the huge Caldera in middle of the primary continent (and why the planet's axis is tilted. Let's just say one of the gods has jealousy and anger issues), and finally That Time The God With Jealousy and Anger Issues Tried To Crush/Strangle The Planet (and why we have continents.)

[@Midnight_Brambles]

Mood

[@Berries20]

@@jackielinde7568 that sound amazing wtf

[@ploppman7524]

Be careful or else you might end up like the Aztec where the resets are canon.

[@bazooka2476]

Just use them all!

[@wowwhataname2950]

“Blood sacrifices keep the planet from eating your feet” I need someone to hear that with no context just so I can see their reaction

[@paigeanderson7261]

Same!! 😂

[@dynamicworlds1]

Well, you could tell someone that tomorrow. Just sayin'

[@porcupinethecat5073]

No, better, we need someone to say that with the same nonchalant cadence as Lilo would.

[@crystalwaters7573]

Idea for everyone: Go up to some rando and just say it super casually. Much like you’d say a hello. Then walk off. JUST F*CKING WALK OFF! And leave them to ponder their existence!

[@wowwhataname2950]

Update: I decided to do this with two of my friends. The first just said “What?” While the second immediately went into a rant of how and why the planet would eat your feet without acknowledging the blood sacrifices, so yeah

[@threateningfeathers4210]

"blood sacrifices keep the planet from eating your feet." I've found my yearbook quote

[@bucketorandomness9383]

I sincerely hope you use this. Personally, I think I'm going for "Let's file that under Yikes and move on."

[@RealmRabbit]

You guys have much better ideas than me... What I think I went with was a Steve Jobs quote or something lame...

[@purplehaze2358]

Greek: The grossest mythology. Norse: The most badass mythology. Aztec: _I fear no _*_mythology._*_ But that thing…it scares me._

[@Jjonahlamison]

What about Egyptian mythology

[@templarianthefirst9022]

@@Jjonahlamison the wackiest mythology

[@that..1.lil_freak]

Indian Mythology: WAY too confusing to be a mythology That is coming from a hindu, haha 😭👍

[@carterdunlap9957]

@@templarianthefirst9022 Now, describe Mayan myths!

[@carterdunlap9957]

@@that..1.lil_freak Chinese myths: SEXY LADY DEMONS THIS WAY!! YES THIS IS MY OPINION ON PRINCESS IRON FAN!

[@Sanodi21]

I feel like that the whole 'the world is actually an Eldritch monster' thing would work great in a psychological horror thing based in myth

[@Lyth13]

Sanodi21 worked pretty well in darkest dungeon

[@Bluecho4]

A while back, VaatiVidya came up with the theory that the sequel to Bloodborne would be more Aztec inspired. Both because of the blood sacrifice thing, and because of all the grotesque horrors in their mythology. I can't lie, I'd love to have that game.

[@matthewmuir8884]

Xenoblade Chronicles already did that with the Bionis.

[@ycastro2003]

Transformers also does this with Unicron.

[@SomeKindaSpy]

Lovecraft gotcha covered, but we all know what he was like.

[@austin9568AuraMasterDX]

Tezcatlipoca: In today's forecast, it's raining Jaguars and...more Jaguars.

[@daedula7457]

Clahloc: and next week there is a high chance of burning fire rain of death

[@absolutemadladette]

Chalchiuhtlicue: And next week a high chance of drowning in blood for the next 52 years

[@justinjacobs1501]

Quetzalcoatl: Guys! We talked about this!

[@fantasyshadows3207]

Tezcatlipoca: *currently keeps creating his jaguars army to prepare for more weather stuff*

[@moredetonation3755]

"Our Lord the Flayed One?" The Aztecs had no chill.

[@jesusmora9379]

our lord the crucified one

[@wessmoore7894]

I see that the Boltons got out of Westeros.

[@usermaatrasetepenre4125]

eat the meat and blood of our messias -christians

[@silentspirit8923]

@@wessmoore7894 They probably worshiped the Flayed One before the Starks came along.

[@PeachyBeins]

@@usermaatrasetepenre4125 and what of it? Maybe spiritual cannibalism is just our culture k? Lol Christianity is a lot more metal when you actually compare and contrast with other religions. Like our God is brutally tortured and dies horribly his abuses propped up corpse is our symbol and we pseudo cannibalize him by drinking his blood and eating his flesh, and we'rejust like seems fine to me! I remember watching a Viking historical movie years ago i think it had hammer in the title(if you know the name pls tell me)During the opening narration the viking chief talks about the new Christians coming in to their land "eating flesh drinking blood barbaric" and that line has stuck with me foryears - a Christian

[@jojothebard6687]

Your interpretation of Quetzalcoatl is so cute.

[@angeliparraguirre7329]

💯💯💯

[@kabob0077]

The Bard Have you seen how they've made Hades look? He's the cutest ever!

[@agihammerthief8953]

He really was the cutest god of the official pantheon of the Aztec empire. That is, the only one that didn't demand bloody sacrifice.

[@jojothebard6687]

Agi Hammerthief so immediately Quetz is best boi.

[@alliephenix]

@@kabob0077 and Persephone sooooo cuuuutttteeeeee

[@beccataylor1245]

"Blood sacrifices keep the earth from eating your feet" WELL THATS TERRIFYING Edit: thank you for over 1k likes

[@mothersandfuckersofthejury5416]

Take a chair

[@TheWholesaleHow]

Can’t eat me if I’m in a chair

[@beccataylor1245]

@@TheWholesaleHow what if it eats the chair

[@mothersandfuckersofthejury5416]

@@beccataylor1245 take another chair

[@beccataylor1245]

@@mothersandfuckersofthejury5416 everything has to touch the ground eventually

[@MaylocBrittinorum]

1:19 "Hey humans, I bring you food so you don't starve!" "Yay, a god that cares for u-" "Oh, and also war, plagues and conjunctivitis" "Wut"

[@hex37]

I read that and was like "So basically Nurgle, right?"

[@MaylocBrittinorum]

@@hex37 So the Aztecs were literally Chaos worshippers... Purge the heretics! For the Emperor!/s

[@christopherg2347]

"Here is the knowledge about Agriculture. Now go and kill each other for fertile land!"

[@ArchArturo]

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!!1

[@orionfight2973]

Wow xipe totec

[@gemgem3678]

4:00 I never understood why she got so upset at that minor insult. until my teacher said I was faking my historical/mythological knowledge and I cried.

[@kch_789]

Oof

[@mofthemoth5755]

Damn!The Aztecs had some pretty "interesting" myths

[@Object-Impermanence-Official]

HOI

[@angeliparraguirre7329]

That good native heritage wont just stay down

[@AzoiatheCobra]

@@mofthemoth5755 captain?

[@vadimflaks7795]

"Define 'interesting'!" "Oh god, oh god, we're all going to die?"

[@franciscosolanille7397]

More like metal af!

[@ThePalatineHill]

"Blood Sacrifices keep the planet from eating your feet." I'ma use that to spice up a conversation at a completely random and hopefully inappropriate moment

[@wessmoore7894]

Yeah, we probably all need to get on that...

[@nicholaswalsh4462]

Well if you don't value your continued survival I suppose you could bring it up with a girlfriend when she's on her period.

[@leaderunith4l324]

Nicholas Walsh Maybe that’s why the planet hasn’t eaten us yet

[@nicholaswalsh4462]

@@leaderunith4l324 perhaps but I'm not going to suggest that to anyone that can physically reach me.

[@kch_789]

@@nicholaswalsh4462 Oof

[@nicoleg2544]

I am both curious and terrified at what geological events must’ve taken place to inspire this mythology...

[@tommyfox854]

**_WHEEZE_** X'D Yeah, yeah you have a good point. =) Eehh. . . no but seriously you do have a good point; what the Hell happened that caused those myths ta form??? 8|

[@zacmayes2802]

I remember the great jaguar rain of 1338

[@saraa3418]

Mexico and Central America is a very seismically active area and sits on 4 different tectonic plates. (For comparison most of Europe and Asia are on one plate, the Eurasian plate) The Yucatan doesn't have rivers for fresh water, they have a network of underground limestone caverns. When one of these caverns develops an opening to the sky, it's called a cenote (seh-NO-tay). New cenotes can form at any time and there aren't any of the signs you're approaching one like there would be for a lake, river, or swamp.

[@fruity4820]

I feel like it's not one specific event, it's an explaining story of different natural disasters that can happen, like drought, Earthquakes, floods esc. But I have no idea what that rain of fire is about

[@firapolemos3879]

@@fruity4820 Volcanic eruption probably

[@RyelynCaster]

But everything changed when Tezcatlipoca attacked....

[@timothymclean]

Which one?

[@RaulDiaz-mp8ms]

@@timothymclean You mean which time.

[@Someone2aswell]

That's when the Avatar dissapeared

[@Obsi399]

Again, again, again, and again

[@moonlightray8493]

Apparently he's the Loki of the Aztec pantheon...

[@pridelander06]

Which Sun is the Wukong? Wait, wrong video.

[@mmeers89]

though maybe not, mayhaps those humans turned into monkeys didn't die but made it to chinaland.

[@Redbrover]

@@mmeers89 It would explain why Sun Wukong is basically an angsty teen. Lol.

[@RamenBowl2.0]

interesting theory....wait, didn't wukong hatch from a rock? THE THEORY NOOOOOOO

[@tomimakirinne]

-enter a horrible Red imitation- This time on journey to the west: Sun Wukong journeys a little too far to the west and becomes a creator god of the Aztecs!

[@gregthesalad495]

So basically it's not Satan trying to eat my feet when I turn the lights off in my room, it's a primordial Eldritch alligator that became the earth? Sounds about right

[@derronmendel9650]

This is amazing. I police in California, and my school is doing a blood drive with the slogan “donate your blood to save lives”. I feel like they maybe didn’t mean what I now think they mean.

[@lapisleafuli1817]

I mean as long as they aren't killing people to get the blood its fine.

[@Anastas1786]

Didn't you ever wonder where all that blood goes after everyone and their dogs rush to give after a crisis? It has an _expiration date;_ they can't use _all_ of it _just_ performing surgeries and reviving anemics! But the Red Cross does not _waste,_ oh no...

[@adambonaparte4206]

"See, the Earth likes it when you spill blood for it. But don't spill your own blood, you're gonna need that!"

[@grfrjiglstan]

"So it's a five minute video?" "Well, unless you pause to read all the text." "How long is it then?" "Twenty minutes."

[@julianads5657]

MattheJ1 unless you can read them in the time given ;)

[@DarkestElemental616]

What do you mean you have to pause it to read all that.

[@ArcstoneBionicle]

A book or movie featuring these characters would be really cool. Imagine Cipactli reawakening after centuries, and the four Tezcalipocas having to save the world.

[@hungrypenguin1560]

Someone call Rick Riordan.

[@darkflower6841]

This sound like a cool idea

[@karlacastillo6838]

There's an animated series called onyx equinox I think is on Crunchyroll

[@roguerazac7071]

I’m still waiting for another season, I had a great time with that show

[@shosty575]

Obsidian and Blood trilogy by Aliette de Bodard is set in the Aztec Empire with the gods being real

[@stewart7521]

" pour one out for Chalchiuhtlicue" or/and " blood sacrifices keep the planet from eating your feet" I need those on a t-shirt. someone get on this.

[@flatbastard9645]

"Let's file that under yikes and move on." needs a shirt too

[@JackSilver1410]

Pour one out for Cipactli.. You did so much more work than you needed to, my dude.

[@litchie5836]

I want the people who made Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro to make a game based on Aztec mythology. It would be awesome, in the most horrifying way.

[@EpicFailureFive]

I've actually been wondering if they were planning to make a Bloodborne sequel set in the Americas.

[@teogonzalez7957]

Kathy Kat it wasn't Aztec, but I remember reading a mesoamerican myth where a guy jumped into a fire to turn into the sun.

[@SillyPom]

*sigh* Well we can dream, can't we? :3

[@jeffchien8577]

What would they have to change?

[@goofybutserious4807]

God of War anyone?

[@lyxthen]

Important to note the Aztecs lived in a zone with tons of earthquakes. So of course they would make it important to their mythology. Neat stuff

[@Happygorgon]

Hey, just in case you guys were wondering, Red actually missed out on a God who helped Quetzalcoatl save the bones from the Underworld, He was helped by Xolotl, the Eyeless Dog of Dawn. God of Fire, Lightning, Twins, Deformity, and the planet Venus. Born as twin with Quetzalcoatl, where Quetzalcoatl just kind of popped out with him when he was born, Xolotl was born with reversed feet, and ragged ears, and was considered ugly, even by Aztec God standards. To begin with, Xolotl once found a Bone, and brought it to the Gods as a present, where they sprinkled it with blood, helping to create the first Boy and Girl. When the other Gods decided to sacrifice themselves to help kick start humanity beyond the boy and girl, Xolotl saw all his friends seemingly kill themselves, and wept so much that his eyes fell out. And when Ehecatl, the Aztec Executioner decided that everyone needed to die for humanity, Xolotl was scared, and tried hiding. First turning into a two headed maize plant ( Xolotl ), a double headed maguey plant ( Mexolotl ) and finally, an amphibious lizard, or Axolotl. And despite being a great hider, he was eventually found, sacrificed, and then brought back to life, with his body being split into these three things, and given to humans. And, when Quetzalcoatl needed to get the bones of humanity from the Underworld, to help with the fifth version of the Sun, Xolotl joined him, and lead him down to where the Bones were being kept. Fighting off the monsters of the Underworld, and protecting Quetzalcoatl. When Quetzalcoatl saw that the new Sun needed to be watched over constantly, to ensure that it wouldn't end up killing everyone again. He set Xolotl as it's guard from Dusk until Dawn. So, by day it was watched over by the Moon and Stars, by night, it was made to travel through the Underworld, where Xolotl would both protect it on it's journey, and make sure it didn't get into any trouble. And, as a bonus, would often lead the souls of those who had died with him as they entered the Underworld. So, why was Xolotl given so much flak, despite helping to both create, and save humanity? Well, as a deformed, cowardly God, he is a pretty good embodiment of what the Aztecs thought of dogs. Immoral and filthy creatures. They still believed that dogs held a purpose, but they were only really loved for by the lower classes, and not by the Aztec Hierarchy. They basically held the same opinion as Eustace Bagge from Courage the Cowardly Dog. (edit) And, come to think of it, a scared but good meaning Dog, who is hated by his owners, and spends his time fighting off unthinkable horrors and monsters. Huh, Courage is apparently our Aztec Saviour. Anywho, just thought you guys might like to know more about the Cowardly Dog who helped create us, twice. Praise be to Courage.

[@Bysthedragon]

Good boy

[@annawing770]

Heh, Courage the Cowardly God

[@Stothehighest]

Tactical reply so I can find this again. That was some cool history, guy! Thanks for sharing it.

[@ryalexander0207]

Replying to find it later. I really enjoy this mythology and want to keep this for later!

[@miken227]

Thanks for that tidbit, much appreciated!

[@SirNeutral]

Kids! Time to change The Floor is Lava! game into The Floor is an Eldritch Abomination!

[@carolinemcgovern4488]

I'm using that now, and no one can stop me

[@karmapotato5048]

"The firth world ends in an earthquake" 2020: *write that down write that down!!*

[@LumiLanStudios]

well, dammit.

[@phoebeahn8941]

Check ✔️ Had one in California a few weeks ago

[@henrypaleveda7760]

2021 will still have the same problems (or at least some of them will take more than a year to solve).

[@morganrobinson8042]

@@phoebeahn8941 East coast too. I apparently slept through it.

[@jacobsheehan9715]

Jokes on you we survived

[@Angelofthursday99]

Have you thought about doing Cherokee mythology? My favorite story that I've managed to find is the creation myth. Mostly because how it explains the birth of humanity is hilarious. In Cherokee mythology the first people where a brother and sister. Once, the brother hit his sister with a fish and told her to multiply. Following this, she gave birth to a child every seven days and soon there were too many people, so now women are only allowed to give birth once a year.

[@jenluvjake]

haha

[@YataTheFifteenth]

With a *FISH?* what the absolute vodka?

[@robinchesterfield42]

Oh dear. This is (technically) part of my background and I had no idea about it. And it's HILARIOUS! XD

[@nicoleg2544]

Once there were a brother a sister- *barfing noises* No, no. Hear me out. One day the brother hit the sister with a fish- *please tell me that’s not a euphemism* And so long story short, this is why humans have a nine month gestation period.

[@whafflete6721]

In Alabamian mythology the first people were a pair of siblings,a brother and a sister.

[@Mo10tov]

🎶It's raining Jaguars hallelujah it's raining in Jaguars🎶 (And fire and blood for 52yrs)

[@coolgreenbug7551]

'I'm going to get, absolutely soaking wet' for both situations, _euughhh_

[@Mo10tov]

@@coolgreenbug7551 lol xD

[@wavestrider2160]

2:45 So this is how the first sun dies With thunderous jaguars

[@namedrop721]

Oh my fucking god you’re right 😂

[@JustCozItsMe]

The earth does consume all eventually, and it feeds the grass. 'THE CIRCLE~ OF LIFE'

[@rafaelalodio5116]

Mufasa,1995

[@RileyRivalle2]

@Rafael Alódio 1994*, shame on you!

[@rafaelalodio5116]

Riley Rivalle, let's pretend is 95 ok.

[@JustCozItsMe]

@@rafaelalodio5116 lol

[@zifendel2675]

I think you mean “The Cycle of Poo”

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

So Tezcatlipocas couldn't get it up all the way when the time came and tries to ruin it for everyone else afterwards?

[@rjkudwa225]

Your interpretation is so feverishly cool.

[@CommanderBohn]

Not mentioned: Quetzalcoatl gets the blood by stabbing himself in the testicles. Only a true bro would stab himself in the testicles for humanity.

[@konnosx1213]

Choose a best friend *-Tezcalipoca* > Life of the party > Pet jaguar > Prank mastermind *-Coyolxauqui* > Topless hot girl > Goth and misunderstood > Mommy issues *-Coatlicue* > Innocent but strong > Casual and chill as fuck > Is your mom *-Hitzlipotchli* > Gym bro > Will get in a fight (and win) for you > Uses human hearts as steroids *-Quetzalcoatl* > he loves you

[@fantasyshadows3207]

Wait what Where and how does he stab himself there?

[@stripedrat7745]

Let’s file that under yikes and move on

[@jacobvardy]

Aztec mythology: perfect D&D setting.

[@konnosx1213]

True, and mace wielding jungle girl is a better built than hyperborean barbarian

[@heartlessmushroom]

I KNOWWWWW

[@egghound_flopper]

The four Tezcatlipocas are literally just the players

[@chryasor9254]

@@egghound_flopper murderhobo level 20 party trying to rp

[@lunaequinox7333]

Totally gonna create a campaign based on the Aztec gods

[@KyleRayner12]

This is the thing monotheism misses out on: the sheer, unbridled pettiness driving all major history in polytheism.

[@nobodybroda3826]

Ehhhhh I feel like the God of the Jews, Christians and Muslims can be a bit petty sometimes, look at Moses, man loses his temper and can't enter paradise!

[@ArielSubotzky]

​@@nobodybroda3826I'm sorry where does it say Moses didn't get to Paradise?? If this is about the incident with the rock, he wasn't allowed to enter Israel, not Paradise. Moses was the greatest prophet, according to the last verse of Deuteronomy so I'd be extremely surprised to see a source for him not entering Paradise

[@GarethOfByzantium]

@@ArielSubotzky isn’t the point of monotheism to save people from that.

[@irondragonmaiden]

I mean, the monotheistic god is petty too, but it loses something due to him not having another god of more or less equal force counteracting him

[@ValeBridges]

Remember that time Jesus cursed a tree for the crime of no fruits

[@ratticustheemperor]

why is quetzacoatl so adorable?! edit: only ogs will remember when i forgot the "is" and the whole comment was in capital letters.

[@jaydeflayme2890]

Snakes are cute yo

[@DconStarstormGaming]

@@jaydeflayme2890 yay! Someone gets it! Everyone around me thinks they are gross and scary. I think they are super adorable. QQ

[@joshuahunt3032]

StarstormGaming I don’t typically find snakes adorable, but I don’t find them terrifying, either. Then again, there are only 2 or 3 venomous species where I live (Ohio), and even they’re some combination of shy, rare, and more prone to hide or run than bite, and none of them are exactly lethal in terms of venom. (Unless some people have northern copperhead or timber rattlesnake venom allergies of some sort). If I ever see a snake in the wild (I haven’t yet), I’m just going to quietly avoid it and get wherever I was going.

[@invisibleghost3820]

Because he snek

[@iceylimeade835]

Sneks are so adorable

[@Slayerlord13]

Hey, there's another thing that Cipactli could explain, which other "earthquakes because monster" stories don't cover. Sinkholes. I think that makes "a sudden hole of doom opens in the ground and swallows a building" even more yikes than it already was.

[@bluesbest1]

Having the planet literally eat it because it's hungry actually makes sense. Especially the fact that they tend to be a fixed position.

[@neilisbored2177]

Petition to rename Sinkholes into Cipactlis.

[@reigee2869]

Sinkholes being a constant problem makes sense for the aztecs when you consider most of their capital was built on lakes.

[@carolinemcgovern4488]

I'm surprised Sinkholes don't appear in other myths. And yep, I'm more terrified of sinkholes now.

[@alicethemad1613]

I can’t get over the fact Tezcatlipoca ended the world because he stole someone’s wife. Dude was so smooth and had so little care for consequences that he inadvertently wiped out all of humanity.

[@tomsmurf4225]

"Personally, I think that midichlorians deepen the lore in a compelling way." "You take that back!" I'll admit, I laughed

[@Broadpaw_Fox]

Was reading comments looking for someone else to have noticed this. Am not disappointed. Thanks. Also, "You were my BROTHER!" Had me howling...

[@dynamicworlds1]

What got me was: "That's... less cute" "Ooh, that's a new obscene gesture! I'm gonna use that"

[@Quintusblake]

But they do, don’t they?

[@tomsmurf4225]

@@Quintusblake i suppose so

[@thatoneguy2886]

people who wonder were they got the whole the earth is a devouring monster idea also forgot about quick sand. people suddenly disappearing into the dirt can be … inspiring.

[@brigidtheirish]

Kinda surprised my ancestors didn't come up with this idea what with all the bogs and peat marshes pretending to be solid land until you step on it and *woops!* And just the whole north-west coast of mainland Europe. Man. Vast expanses of swamp that people had to build hills of dirt and refuse in just to have a bit of dry land to build on. No wonder the Saxons took over Britain.

[@jordandehart6905]

That's what's really fascinating about Aztec myth, it gives you an idea of a worldview so alien and brutal compared to most Indo-European cultures, because they lived in a location so alien and brutal compared to them. Thick jungles, dangerous creatures everywhere, and civilization's forming left and right in this strange world. It's fascinating.

[@vornamenachname2727]

@@jordandehart6905 One thing I don't understand is the raining jaguars and drowning in blood part, but it's really fascinating overall. I feel like we've lost a lot of information due to colonialism.

[@lapisleafuli1817]

@@vornamenachname2727 the aztecs considered the jaguar to be a sacred animal. It was also the most dangerous thing where their civilization sprang up sooo that may have something to do with it.

[@miscielrossvillegas6307]

"Quetzalcoatl trips" Wtf hes a giant snake 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kevinclass2010]

And that's why there are short people, because their God broke their bones.

[@Attaxalotl]

What's more, he's a snake that can definitely fly

[@axareragon6960]

A year late but, in the myth, Quetzalcoatl has a human form like his brothers, he goes down to the Mictlan (the land of the dead) to get the bones; there, Mictlantecuhtli tries to trick him to trap him in the underworld, but Quetz manages to trick HIM instead, mictlantecuhtli sends his subjects to hunt him. Before scaping, Quetz gets startled by a quail, falls in the giant hole and "dies" but eventually resurrects in the form of the giant snake to get out of the hole and the Mictlan.

[@luisalejandrolopezbuendia9686]

Well Red left some details to that part of the story. Quetzalcoatl traveler to Mictlan to retrive the bones of humanity but the god of death Mictlantecuhtli (Lord of the Mansion of the Death) told him no. Quetzalcoatl insistes so Mictlantecuhtli ended up agreeing to giving them to him if Quetzalcoatl traveler all of Mictlan four times while making using a shell as an instrument (I may or may not remember that part right) but the Shell had no whole to do so. So Quetzalcoatl made some worms dig some whole in it and some bees or whatever make noise inside ro fulfill his end of the bargain. Mictlantecuhtli the gave the bones to Quetzalcoatl but then instantly regrets it so he sent his mininos to stop Quetzalcoatl. Which later one included making a whole that he fell on after some Humingbirds or whatever Mictlantecuhtli lacky was around catch him off guard and making him trip and fall in the whole. But Quetzalcoatl just got better and then gave birth to the new generation of humanity

[@rodrigosp4128]

Fun fact about Tlaloc, in real life when a big statue of him was found, the archeologists moved it from its original place. And Coincidentally a big rain hit on Mexico City, flooding the capital in a never seen magnitud. Now, Mexico City is common to be rainy, so the city is prepared to prevent any mayor flood on the city. Still the rain that hit that day when they stole the monolith from their people was so tremendous that many parts of the city were flooded. I am not saying Tlaloc is real, but I am saying that between a boring guy with the power to make water into wine, or a giant feathered snake dragon. I prefer the second option.

[@lunactiathemoth]

they pissed off tlaloc

[@jamesconn]

@@lunactiathemoth I mean, dude can't catch a break, with that piece of crap legless dude taking his first wife, and other people making his second wife depressed, people just hate him.

[@reddytoplay9188]

Ah yes the boring guy that makes water into wine. Thats like saying the snake that somehow tripped and fell. Or the cucked rain god and crybaby goddess. Bitch ass never read the revelations. Or the times his opponents get dunked on when he speaks parables Thats not even mentioning the non canon versions or the ancient version before the Bible. The Aztec Myth is fun but you didn't need to insult another religion or myth because of your ignorance.

[@Scifoki]

You need to do more on Tezcatlipoca. That guy is hilarious and so cool, my mom knows a bunch of Aztec myths and the ones with Tez are my favorite.

[@Von_Karma_III]

Well tezcatlipoca did end up destroying all of humanity 4 times. So keep that in mind

[@LumiLanStudios]

@@Von_Karma_III Okay, okay, I get that, but he is also the trickster god, and I mean... everyone loves the trickster gods. ...except maybe the gods.

[@Scifoki]

Also Xipe Totec and Tlaloc. They are literally the chill and the nerd I NEED THIS

[@dragonheart1236]

@@LumiLanStudios not particularly a big fan of homewreckers, thanks

[@MithrilMaia]

I like the whole "Green Paint Salesman" debacle with poor Quetz's followers. xD

[@12kidder1]

Tezcatlipoca sounds like he was about as helpful as Pigsy. ...Please make more Journey to the West.

[@AzoiatheCobra]

at least he is not useless. i mean, pigsy cant do shit... tez here can make a hurricane seem the better choice

[@Japanthewoman]

I'm sure she's working on more journey to the west but it takes time. Scripting, recording, editing, and all those drawings. I don't know if she and blue do this full time or as a side hustle so that can slow things down too. Plus so many other series to keep up with. Patience. I'm sure we'll get at least a couple more episodes this year.

[@Bysthedragon]

Imagine if Tezcatlipoca teamed up with Loki?

[@12kidder1]

@@Bysthedragon Tezcatlipoca, Satan, Pigsy, and Loki should join together and form a metal band titled "Troublemakers".

[@にちはHYPERSPACE]

left libertarian

[@chrismain7472]

I need a shirt that says "Remember to pour one out for Cipactli once in a while. Blood sacrifices keep the planet from eating your feet." - Red Maybe the graphic could be the frame at @ 1:52 .

[@cedartheyeah.justyeah.3967]

Yes

[@Carols989]

I, too, cry blood for 52 years if someone hurts my feelings

[@gothnerd887]

Are you ok?

[@sherlocksmuuug6692]

Only? Amateur.

[@azazel4342]

so... no one **look left look right** okay then **rub hand** *ahem* PRAISE THE SUN!!!!!!!! \[T]/ [*] / \

[@pokemontrainer5678]

*suns (except the second one)

[@HBHaga]

Hooray for the sun god! / He is a fun god! / Ra! Ra! Ra!

[@inkblotCrisis]

Which one?

[@paulwagner688]

All hail the Aton

[@ilmisteriosofranceseradene7548]

LODE AL SOLE! SI!

[@milesshelley1464]

I read one version of the story in my Chicano/a history class, but this really helped with visualizing the story. The translation we got for Huitzilopochli was "hummingbird on the left," which basically had to do with your heart being on the left side of your chest and hummingbirds having lots of energy. Isn't mythology fun?

[@KnightSlasher]

5 suns and yet none of them shine apon me smh

[@HunterStiles651]

*D A R K N E S S W I T H I N D A R K N E S S A W A I T S Y O U S P O N G E B O B*

[@DerRitter7]

Have you tried walking outside?

[@youmaybehighstrungbutimlok1601]

@@DerRitter7 Er... no?

[@orangesfortropicana4585]

@@DerRitter7 who even does that?!

[@mmeers89]

upon*

[@zeromoga]

Aztec mythology is like someone looking at Norse mythology's nonstop heavy metal album existence and going "that's pretty cool, but you know what's missing? A LOT more dead things."

[@Alex_Rodd1526]

With Tezcatlipoca basically being their version of Loki, but worse. I mean, according to it Loki would only cause 1 apocalypse, here Tezcatlipoca has caused 4, and we even had a date for the next one.

[@domesticcat1725]

Ah yes the four tezcatlipoca: Santana, Wamuu, Esidisi, and Kars

[@StagbeetleProductions]

Favorite jojo?

[@fatherted776]

Awaken starts playing when their onscreen.

[@anju8718]

*menacing*

[@bendoucet8641]

RUN AWAY!

[@edahiguajardo9015]

AWAKEN MY MASTERS!! AYYAYAYA

[@adamblakeslee5301]

Y'know, despite being filled with the most Nightmare Fuel outside of Lovecraft, the Aztec Pantheon is surprisingly relatable. Also, is Cipactli why I keep stubbing my toes on random rocks? Also, Quetzalcoatl is my favorite god now.

[@lapisleafuli1817]

The gods do seem the most human and nice (with obvious exceptions) . I mean sure other pantheons don't end the world every other Tuesday but for the most part those gods are pricks that will do everything in their power to screw people over (lookin at you aphrodite).

[@Bysthedragon]

Quetzalcoatl is also my favorite god too, who doesn't love a fluffy wind dragon who cares about humans and gives us presents like chocolate!

[@zaraterosas]

Im mexican, and when the volcan near México city started some activity this year(2019) some random dude killed some woman and was on his way to give it to the vulcan to pacify it. He was detained by the army.

[@darkflower6841]

Bruh

[@ripinkhanna6075]

Sheesh

[@ArchArturo]

Loki: “I think I’ll do mischief today” Tezcatlipoca: “Nice! Want some jaguars for that?”

[@jiingflower]

Honestly they would be very good friends.

[@daviddaugherty2816]

Eris: Have you tried making the gods fight over a golden apple? Never gets old.

[@JoaoPedro-qp9cw]

Humankind is whole again...then it broken again. Quetzalcoatl: "am I a joke to you?"

[@ckaren001araujoh.9]

XD

[@tysabrinaty]

*is this "history of the entire world, I guess"*

[@demi-femme4821]

@@tysabrinaty *it is*

[@farzanafizul6215]

"We could make a religion out of this?" XD

[@Alphapkmn]

Considering you tripped WHEN YOU A) CAN FLY and B) DON’T HAVE LEGS... yes. Yes you are.

[@rocketship6654]

Fun Fact: Tezcatlipoca actually has an obsidian mirror he replaced onto his foot after it was bitten off. When he looks into it, he can basically become omnipresent, see the past, present and future, along with the good and bad deeds of mankind. Why he didn't just get a wooden leg and become a pirate and just hold onto his mirror is beyond me. It's actually facing away from him as well. It must be a pain trying to look into it. Human: Hey Tezcatlipoca, does me wife love me? Tez: Yeah give us a sec... *tries looking into it* ... *pain* you know what, how about you just look into it or something.

[@marmyeater]

Um, omnipresent means that you are everywhere and nowhere. So, I think the word you are looking for is omniscient: knowing everything.

[@cybercritic8834]

Huh. So that's why Tez from Soul Eater (the manga, not too sure on the anime) turns into a leg mirror on a monkey.

[@D.AblosFamilia]

@@marmyeater I think from some rough sources he travels often using the mirror. He also presented himself to the common folk as he was their patron God something the other God's rarely ever did.

[@marmyeater]

@@D.AblosFamilia Ok. Why is this @me?

[@leventemucsi9547]

Underrated comment right here

[@michaelfisher7170]

One of my favorite things about the black Tezcatlipoca, (the actual Tez) is that as a god of conflict one of his titles was "the enemy of both sides"...acknowledging his role as the chaos of warfare. Brilliant stuff.

[@Kyman102]

A version I heard about Tezcatlipoca is less "Only one of them is named Tezcatlipoca" and more "This guy HAD a name, but nobody wrote it down because he's a bad person, so he's the only Tezcat with no recorded name and thus we call him The Black Tezcatlipoca, or just Tezcatlipoca for short". Also, a thing to note... For all that focus on the human sacrifice (which while it did happen, reports of the numbers sacrificed are from Cortez who had a vested interest in making the people he's attacking look as horrific and barbaric as possible so y'know keep that in mind) the Aztec Gods actually care a LOT about their worshippers. Like, this myth shows that if the Sun goes out, they can form another one. The ones who suffer if the sun goes out are the people worshipping them. So like, yes, they ask for hearts. It's a big and gruesome price. But they don't ask it for nothing, it is the fuel to keep things going. It's a necessary price. And they bleed and shed their flesh for humanity, in the form of maize and water to nourish the mortals. They ask much, but they give just as much. It's actually a pretty fascinating exchange of repaying debts to one-another.

[@Kyman102]

@Kathy Kat Oh yeah, they gotta immolate themselves to become the suns. Like Red says at the end, everything is so brutal and intense it works.

[@blancamartell7948]

They just need their patreon account to pay the rent guys

[@KendrixTermina]

The vibe I got from it was "the universe just works in this scary barbaric way and both gods and humans need to sacrifice what they have to keep the world going" Like they thought the balance that kept their world afloat was really fragile. One wonders what sociocultural reasons that came from.

[@MultiPaco06]

Also, people would KILL to be sacrificed, death to them only meant the beggining of a true life and if they were killed for a God then the afterlife would be amazing, thats why us mexicans have such a weird relationship with death and a whole celebration just for her.

[@KendrixTermina]

@@MultiPaco06 So the personification of death is feminine? Do elaborate on her characterization please im highly curious.

[@RyelynCaster]

Is it bad I laughed every time the world ended?

[@henrygutierrez3243]

No it just means you're human.

[@starmaker75]

Well it is pretty funny why they ended.

[@billpariss9559]

Not at all, we see those worlds from god's perspective, so don't feel bad

[@jjthirteen9857]

With how the world is today, i wouldn't blame you for laughing if our current world ended. Especially if it was due to raining panthers.

[@Evonne_Lee]

"Cried blood for 52 years" got me

[@Bysthedragon]

I love Aztec myths! When I read this I interpreted Cipactli coming into play during the 5th earth creation but I think being a primal being it makes sense that it's in the nebulous beginning of creation. Also There's a myth of another god who was the sun god of the 5th earth before Huitzilopochtli booted him out named Tonatiuh formerly known as Nanahuatzin. Nanahuatzin was Quetzalcoatl and an unknown Goddess's son, but he was considered ugly and weak looking constantly covered in scabs and sores but like his dad he was very humble and helped Quetzalcoatl obtain the corn grains to feed Mankind. When the time came to choose the sun god came it was between Nanahuatzin and Tlaloc's very pretty son Tecciztecatl. There Trial was to jump into a pit of fire, Nanahuatzin basically had nothing to lose and everything to gain from this so he jumped in immediately followed by Tecciztecatl who hesitated but didn't want to be one upped. Nanahuatzin came out transformed into Tonatiuh and Tecciztecatl came out very burnt. As punishment for his lack of courage he became a Moon God and someone threw a Rabbit at his face explaining the Rabbit on the moon, alternatively there's another myth where a Rabbit helps Quetzalcoatl and to honor the rabbit he puts his image on the moon. Tonatiuh on the other hand went from nice boy to narcissistic dictator who did a bad job ruling the gods and humans, hoarding music and cocoa in his palace, and demanding a ridiculous to fill blood quota or he'd refuse to move the sun out of the sky. Quetzalcoatl being Mankind's hero steals Music and Chocolate from Tonatiuh and gives it to humans, a god named Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli "Lord of the Dawn" tried to shoot an arrow at Tonatiuh but he just caught it and shoot it back which transformed Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli into Itztlacoliuhqui the god of Ice, Frost, Coldness, and Death, and finally I think we can assume that Huitzilopochtli was tired of Tonatiuh acting like a brat and knew that if he kept refusing to move the sun Coyolxāuhqui would eventually catch up and there would be no more sun so he takes action, probably kicks Tonatiuh's ass and then gets on with moving the sun around the sky with a more reasonable sacrafice quota in order to keep up his strength.

[@owenk9662]

The sun is magical, it turns me into a tomato!

[@cristaltophat]

"I got better"

[@francescapatti2934]

Xipe Totec: exists Ramsay Bolton: *sweats nervously* The lord of Light, the seven and the old gods: are we a joke to you?

[@AK45W]

I like how Quetzalcoatl is so emotional with the humans xD

[@RyelynCaster]

3:10 YOU SEE TEZCATLIPOCA, THIS IS WHY WE CAN’T HAVE NICE THINGS!!

[@MegaDzib]

Quetzalcoatl is just adorable in this video.

[@ATroknya]

"let's file that under *YIKES* and move on." This is my new favorite quote for everything ever.

[@NapaCat]

Quetzalcoatl: "UHHH! Tezcatlipoca, stop messing up humanity will ya?" Tezcatlipoca: "LOL, no. They're so funny to mess up!" Quetzalcoatl: "... Well, do not make the sun rain fire or blood or jaguars." Tezcatlipoca: "Oh, great idea! I will cause-" And Quetzalcoatl wraps himself around Tezcatlipoca's mouth. Quetzalcoatl: "No. More. Disasters. Got it?" Tezcatlipoca: "Heh, no. Hmmm, how to screw up Huitzilopochtli?"

[@trentedan]

This is soooo wildly different from our creation story! The Mēxihcah story is WAY more metal, I’ve gotta say haha. I’m Anishinaabe (Chippewa or Ojibwe) btw, and I would love it if you could explore some more “new world” mythoi; not an easy task, I know, especially given colonization of historical accounts and the general historical lack of formal writing systems for most northern groups. chi-nimiigwechiwendaan gimazinaateseg 🥰

[@yamanakoyama8682]

I'm assuming the last part of your comment is something in Anishinaabemowin (if I got that right), what does it mean? :) I did try looking it up and found some site that talks about how the language works, but couldn't find how to actually translate it - another assumption being that it's a language that works with compound words (since those are some long-ass words), and I have no clue which separate words to pick from that and if that would even work to translate it properly

[@Sigma_Vehnke]

"Let's file this under yikes and move on." Gods, I love these people.

[@beet2413]

In Maori, The sun rushes to fast across the sky so Maui catches in with his brothers and threatens it. Also Maui’s fish hook is actually his grandmas jaw bone...

[@carolineyuan4481]

*I SET FIREEEE TO THE RAIINNN*

[@seankelly4312]

Tlaloc: “Oh, you were asking for rain? I’m sorry, I thought you meant PAIN!”

[@billyweed835]

I mean...The sun's a lot more real then most gods.

[@rebekahw6189]

Well you have a point

[@k4496]

Bold of you to assume ancient gods aren't real

[@dreamchaser3012]

@@k4496 What about the Old Gods?

[@angeliparraguirre7329]

Reminds me of a George Carlin standup bit about sun worship 👌🏾

[@randomguy4167]

Billy Weed You don’t know whether they are real or not for sure.

[@endplanets]

4:03 So Chalcchiuhtlicue “was the story of a girl. Who cried a river and drowned the whole world”. A story of such serious nature that Cow and Chicken (I Am Weasel) had a whole episode about it.

[@minaharker9316]

Aztec mythology became my favorite thing thanks to your Huitzilopochtli and Quetzalcoatl videos, I'm so glad you did this one! Also, your art is fantastic!

[@itsJWPH]

5 playthroughs of Civilisation II condensed onto a single information video? Now that's talking, Red!

[@TheFrugalVideoGamer]

You forgot about the myth of Chanticleer, a rooster who thought the sun wouldn't rise without him so he went to the city to pursue a singing career.

[@JaimeNyx15]

Thanks for going into so many Aztec myths! They've definitely been a significant blind spot for me, and your vids are showing me how cool Aztec culture is.

[@Dr_Teath-aka-Faolan]

The more I watch these videos the more I think Red should be voicing audio books. I think I could listen to Red all day.

[@TheAlaskansandman]

The 5 ages of man is an interesting idea carried by many cultures, like the Greeks, Golden age, silver age, Bronze Age, Age of Heroes, and Iron Age. Which also has different humans in each age

[@sweetthecat]

Yes TEZCATLIPOCA we need more big cats I’m with you

[@mewsingsbynatk]

Especially tigers. 🐯

[@xaviersaavedra7442]

“After we figured out that a solar eclipse didn’t mean the sun was going to eaten” Mayans: hahahahaha

[@dwell7315]

Every part of the depiction of Quetzalcoatl going to the underworld is amazing, from the *grumble, grumble* to the underworld god's reaction, to Quetzalcoatl falling and yelling "If only I could flyyyy"

[@scchan6081]

*Smack* *Stop that we’ll feed you!* I freaking love that

[@kamishin7135]

I thought Jesus had a cool nickname in "our lord and saviour", but Xipe Totec top it, I mean damn is his nickname "our lord the flayed one" is metal

[@iluan_]

There's a band from Mexico named after him. Their music is a mixture of death metal and pre-hispanic music. Some of their songs are in nahuatl (the aztec language).

[@anonguy772]

Our Lord the Crucified One sounds pretty neat too but people don't use that one so yeah Xipe Totec wins in terms of metal nicknames

[@TheBloodswordsman]

Good god. And I thought the shit from HP Lovecraft was unnerving. The hell with Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep and Azatoth. For the Aztecs the Earth itself was an eldritch abomination just waiting to consume all that is.

[@bonjuur1943]

The four tezcatlipocas Good name for a band btw

[@samuelwhite1129]

Tezcatlipoca and the tezcatlipocas

[@annaliornica4801]

The band has four members and each individual member is wearing either black, white, red, or blue.

[@lizardwithhat4125]

I say, that is the some hardcore mythology - and some adorable gods. I can get over how cute Quetzalcoatl is :3 also he is the most understanable one...