The Aztec myth of the unlikeliest sun god - Kay Almere Read

[@xenophanessonic821]

"So how did your world end?" "Mine was ended by rains of fire. "Mine was ended by strong winds." "Mine was ended by floods." "Mine was ended by jaguars." "Jaguars? Your world ended by *jaguars?* "Yeah. Why?" "Wouldnt it have been like earthquakes or something?" "Nah man. The jaguars were just too much."

[@eagletgriff]

New underrated

[@canmuller3437]

It was more like that the previous sun, who was struck down by Quetzalcoatl, transformed into a jaguar and kicked Quetzalcoatl out of the sky.

[@thegaytree5818]

In peruvian mythology the puma represents humans, maybe selfdestruction by humans?

[@mayoite160]

aztec mythology sounds at least as metal as norse, if not more so

[@laurahenry7728]

Lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

[@FireLadyAzula]

Ah yes the four elements. Fire, Air, Water and Jaguar

[@Crick1952]

The four nations lived in harmony, Until the Jaguar nation attacked

[@josiahtaylor2471]

HAHAHAHAHA UNDERRATED

[@ripvanwinkle654]

Hahahaha!

[@alistergoh9744]

@@josiahtaylor2471 HAHAHAHAHA OVERUSED COMMENT

[@fedorchr7910]

Those were not simple jaguars, those were jaguars falling from the sky like rain! Srsly, check out the part about the first 4 "worlds".

[@margotnohe973]

I love the Aztec mythos. The deities are so colorful and full of personality.

[@cramerfloro5936]

Same!

[@ahahahimagine5709]

The dieties are also bloodthirsty and sacrifice driven hOw bEaUtIfUl (this is a joke pls don't get mad)

[@amykarr6163]

@@DrAmrita14 bruh

[@gavvalaprasanna7385]

the god of fire has his eyballs hanging out of his face........BuEauTIfUL

[@iownafatcat]

Untill they scoop out your beating heart..

[@전호진-f1g]

Wow..the moon god of Aztec myth is also related to rabbit?! In my country(Korea), there are legends that rabbits are living on moon. What a coincidence!

[@joespace4890]

It's because all people see the face of the moon the same from anywhere on Earth. The craters and such form an image that looks like a rabbit in profile. Check it out next time the moon is full.

[@sofytheshiningstar29]

Am i the only one who is reminded of BTS' Taehyung??

[@pinkyknt9978]

@@sofytheshiningstar29 You are not alone 😅

[@sofytheshiningstar29]

@@pinkyknt9978 thank youu😆😆💜

[@pinkyknt9978]

@@sofytheshiningstar29 😂

[@MC_lupin]

*See? Not even a deity can escape the inevitable curse of pimples* =)

[@Beiiiibutterlfy]

🤣

[@jauxro]

All the best skincare routines require that you turn into the sun,

[@macrebs4484]

I mean, he did throw himself into a bonfire.

[@crazyroundman7049]

And rabbits

[@deceased8316]

I guess the fire burned off the pimples

[@DigitalDiscDreamer]

I love Mesoamerican myths and legends. Please continue the series with Quetzalcoatl because his story is very interesting as well.

[@cramerfloro5936]

Iron Revenant I really liked the story of his human transformation. I thought it was so sad.

[@lemonlime8635]

I only know onee san Quetzalcoatl from fgo

[@summanus4437]

And his brother Tezcaltipoca, the mad lad.

[@cramerfloro5936]

Yes! finally aztec myths! I love your Myth videos so much!!!

[@julioreyes791]

Yesss we need more native american myths.

[@cramerfloro5936]

Julio Reyes especially with specification of the tribe the myth belongs to

[@mr.e3894]

@@julioreyes791 if you are of Mexican heritage, you more than likely are of Native American descent. These myths , are that of our ancestors. The Aztecs mythology that is still around today and that survived the Spanish invasion, is quite fascinating. I enjoy learning about my Native American herritage.

[@ximenaroman3944]

Definitely they should make the myth of the Tlacuaches (opossums) and the origin of the fire in the world 🌎🔥 is my favorite myth

[@yar656]

I remember hearing this as a child, but the only parts that stuck with me were the bravery of a man who threw himself to the fire and the cowardice and pride of the 2nd one. My dad told me this story before pointing to the moon and showing me the rabbit figure in it. I could never remember what the myth was truly about but it made an impression, taught me about being selfless and I had a rabbit in the moon to remind me not to be arrogant.

[@TAURELLIAN]

rabbit shaped moon bruise lmao

[@enzonavarro8550]

Hopefully you didn't learn to like human sacrifices...

[@RayyanKesnan]

@@enzonavarro8550 Almost all cultures did that in their own form. The Aztecs ones were exaggerated by the Spanish too. They have a beautiful culture and sacrifice shouldn't be the focal point. It's like making witch hunts or inquisitions the focus of Europe.

[@tux_duh]

​@@enzonavarro8550i mean we criticize meso American human sacrifice but Europeans would literally burn innocent men and women because they were "witches" at least sacrifice was supposedly to bring good things

[@Ahuizotl_Yolotl]

​@@enzonavarro8550More people have been killed in the name of Jesus, even today. It's the christians who love killing humans up to this day.

[@oscarmendez1477]

I love the various variations on these myths because there are so many tribes/cultures in mesoamerica they have many versions. One of those is Huitzilopotchli, whom became the sun. There is a family feud of this god. The sister plotted to kill her mother, and so she convinced everyone to kill the mother whom was pregnant and going to give birth to the sun god. He was given birth with full armor and with a shield and a sword that was a feather snake (in some versions is also in fire). After so much fighting he decided to kill his sister. He severed his sister's head and threw at the sky and she became the moon. So the sun god fights the goddess of the moon from ending the world seeking her revenge. But the fight drains the sun god of his stamina and needs blood. that is why the Aztecs, made many heart sacrifices as "blood transfusion" for the sun god from preventing the apocalypse from happening. By the way somehow the moon goddess made 1000 of her heads and this the sun god has to fight 1000 severed heads of his sister. And so he fights to prevent the end of the world. When she is wining is night, when he is wining is daylight.

[@emilyvera8538]

Woah, maybe i'm being biased but the mythology of Central/South America are my favorites! so creative and passionate like this one. Can you help me telling where can I find this stories? (I speak Spanish too)

[@amaliasilva7518]

In Chile, my country, there’s a myth about two enormous snakes, Txeg Txeg, the earth snake, and Cai Cai, the sea snake, who wrestled with each other, slaying many human beings in the process, but Txeg Txeg saved her people by elevating the hills out of Cai Cai’s reach. The humans who had fell into the sea became sumpall, genies of the water. The remains of the earth became the Archipelago of Chiloé.

[@naveenraj2008eee]

Ted-ed animation and content are superb... You people are genius... Thanks for educating us...🙏 Congratulation for webby award.. I voted for you ted-ed...👍

[@TEDEd]

Thank you for your vote Naveen Raj!

[@Tazzuna]

Why the "..."

[@irisjimenez9495]

I always saw a bunny on the moon when i was in Mexico the stories of how the bunny ended up there are always different but very entertaining

[@usermaatrasetepenre4125]

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[@isabelgonzalez862]

Iris Jimenez what part of Mexico were you in?!

[@leviedds9354]

That’s not true it’s a myth

[@wood3075]

Truly Amazing Animators In All Videos!All Your Videos Are Amazing And Educational! EDIT:Thanks Ted Ed!

[@ricardoberbor]

The background music is beautiful, who’s the composer?

[@TEDEd]

The lovely music was composed by WORKPLAYWORK. Check them out here: www.workplaywork.com/

[@thetimeisnigh3115]

It's comsos canyon from final fantasy 7. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4WWpKWhbameq9E

[@gospizana]

With al due respect to Ted Ed, the music sounds more Andean than Aztec.

[@gospizana]

El Shevii I’m Mexican. I have been in countless Aztec music presentations. I’ve also been to the Andes numerous times. What do YOU know about Aztec music?

[@urban_gse_]

@@TEDEd what is the song called?

[@isham2044]

"Stabbed with an obsidian knife" *Children of the forest has entered the chat*

[@paulgarcia2887]

Damn I was just thinking of Minecraft

[@am.i.cognizant9981]

*Kotal Kahn breathes heavily*

[@benjamindinh7612]

Paul Garcia yo same

[@jiangciyang3860]

@@paulgarcia2887 they should add obsidian daggers to minecraf

[@ezzohrae.h237]

i thought this was a game of thrones reference -_-

[@zuko1569]

Game of Thrones: Night King vs Sun God The final final season.

[@edoardom3677]

Someone got stabbed and turned into frost

[@goldenshark2674]

Epic spoiler

[@mahathirahmad559]

*Praise to The True Lord of Light!*

[@ΧΡΙΣΤΙΝΑΠΕΡΓΑΜΑΛΗ]

*OmL HoW CouLd yOu SpOiL It?!??!?!*

[@philRminiatures]

Unusual and lovely animations, very atmospheric!

[@puterinuralesha5057]

I am just happy that they're starting to continue the mythic series. I've been waiting for so long

[@theilluminativirus9514]

So, the moon was creates when the prideful god jumped in the fire, and then Some random guy yeeted a rabbit in his face? I like this mith

[@atsukorichards1675]

By the way, I find it interesting that the Japanese see a rabbit in the moon.

[@usermaatrasetepenre4125]

@@atsukorichards1675 the japanese see a rabbit in the moon??

[@Kami-ny5jo]

@@atsukorichards1675 everyone sees a rabbit on the moon if they looks closely or through a telescope

[@MohdAsif-vq6kg]

Wow. I love Aztecs.

[@sasamuraki]

There is an interesting tale in one of the villages in Fiji of how the moon got its spots (craters). Gods in the region wanted to capture the moon using bamboo trap, and a pot of water and sea water. The latter was supposed to be splashed at the moon when it is caught to disable and temporarily paralyze it, while the former to revive it after it gets caught. Long story short, wrong water was thrown at the moon when it was trapped and when the untouched golden globe was slowly retreating to the sky, they started throwing mud at it, and wallla, marks on the moon we see today 🙂 oh and by the way, because the bamboo trap was prematurely triggered, one branch flew to another far a way village, and another wallla, yes the same species of bamboo can only be found in these villages (so they say)... there are other attachments to this trapping the moon story which attempts to justify existence of other things, but i digress - yes we are responsible for mud spots on the once clean golden moon, and yes, on behalf of my ancestor’s greed to capture for themselves the golden sphere sailing happily across the sky and ending up soiling and dirtying it, i do sincerely apologize to everyone.

[@safir2241]

This is some Avatar: The Last Airbender type stuff.

[@minhkhangtran6948]

Forget Avatar, this is some legit South America Dark Soul stuff, with the bonfire and the continuing of flame stuff

[@angeliparraguirre7329]

Safir the four quarters part is common in human culture in general. Many Native American peoples in North and South America had that kind of creation story or view of themselves as having four parts.

[@scattr7592]

@@minhkhangtran6948 The Aztec arent from South America 😩

[@anteatereater4788]

Huh your account picture thing seems big, it's like it goes on FOREVER

[@alanasingh]

Wait how?

[@VietVuHunzter]

So, gods has to killed themselves to make world for us. Now I finally understand why Aztec does their sacrifices. It was an honor to them.

[@109Rage]

I remember hearing this myth was "created" by their government, rather than arising naturally over time. Thus it's more likely that this myth was invented by the Aztec leadership to justify their large amounts of human sacrifices-not the other way around. Other cultures in the area also practiced human sacrifice, but nobody sacrificed as much as the Aztec, who imported people from all around Mesoamerica to be sacrificed in large numbers.

[@brandonkelley6500]

@@109Rage So did your source also suggest what the purpose of human sacrafice on such a large scale was, if not as tribute to the gods as per dictated by their mythology?

[@109Rage]

@@brandonkelley6500 IIRC, the Aztecs believed the gods required sustenance in the form of human blood, so they believed the constant human sacrifice kept the sun rising every day… but I'm not sure how accurate that bit of information actually it…

[@davidtogi5878]

@@brandonkelley6500 can i take a guess? Politics

[@superlukey3]

@@109Rage You just gave circular logic. The myth of the gods needing sacrificial blood was created by the government, who wanted to sacrifice people because their gods needed sacrificial blood, therefore they created the myth about the gods needing sacrificial blood in order to give the gods sacrificial blood? I am in no way shape or form knowledgeable about Aztec history but that makes no sense.

[@chubbymuego4450]

The art style is so good and the writing of the narration is always concise and easy to digest!

[@DavidAguilar-wo6ho]

It’s awesome to see this Aztec story of the five suns being turned into a short film, it is well know to me and I like the way Ted Ed portrayed it, some video and thanks for sharing it, making it more well known

[@ok0123lol]

"Sickly and covered in pimples" I must be a God.

[@mostofmycommentsareretarde9552]

Well you ain't lmao

[@diane_2076]

no IM a god

[@Edible_Asphalt-Fr]

I don’t have pimples lol

[@mampihibu4381]

Hail ok 2222lol

[@bananatorpedo275]

I’ve said it 45 times and I will say it again I HECCING LOVE THE ANIMATION

[@usuarionaoidentificado9918]

monotheism: Why is raining? Because god wants. politheism: Why is raining? Because a long time ago... MONOTHEISM IS BORING

[@summanus4437]

For Aztec myth this takes on an even funnier note, because Tlaloc, the god of thunderstorms, rain and drowning, got irritated with humanity constantly asking him to make it rain during a drought. So he made it rain fire.

[@oscarmendez1477]

@@summanus4437 Mukajajaja! I know ha! Also in other variations, when Tlaloc was been the sun, Tesclatipoca wanted to play a prank on him so he decided to seduce Tlaloc's wife, so Tlaloc is all bum out and so the drought comes, and the humans are like, "Hey, make it rain, would you please?" and Tlaloc is like, "Oh.....you want rain.....I WILL GIVE YOU RAIN!".

[@shosty575]

@@oscarmendez1477 I know this! OVERLY SARCASTIC PRODUCTIONS!!

[@panoschasapis2986]

That is so great.I am from Greece and I have no clue of the Native American myths.I can say this was enLIGHTening ;)

[@marios1861]

χαίρε πατριώτη

[@pancakesstudios6351]

Have you read the Iliad

[@panoschasapis2986]

@@pancakesstudios6351 We study it in school

[@oscarmendez1477]

@@panoschasapis2986 Achilles and Patroclus, best ship! I like how in the Odyssey they are together in the underworld.

[@Ai-mh1xo]

Dear ted, there are plenty of myths by natives (yaquis, raramuris, paipai, purepecha, etc.), and it would be lovely to see more about them in here :)

[@Mikohanyou]

I’ve so happy that a mesoamerican myth story was told! I love them! It’s rare to see any videos told of it! Thanks TED-Ed!

[@delavegavincegabrield.9429]

A god full of pimples. Maybe I'm his descendant😭😂😂

[@blueberry1234-B]

Same! luckily Lord Benzyl Peroxide cures me

[@ratticustheemperor]

😂

[@hanapot2197]

same 😅😅

[@matyaskafka8258]

Vince Delavega was you born in Mexico? Because Aztecs lived in Mexico or more presicly Yucatan, because there lived

[@delavegavincegabrield.9429]

@@matyaskafka8258 I'm from the Philippines :> Of course I was just joking when I commented that.

[@rosamorales167]

Thank you, TED Talks. It brings me joy to see a beautiful video about my ancestor's gods.

[@toBe8ere]

How interesting that the origin of the moon God in the Aztec myth share an element w/ the Japanese myth as well. In Japan, the moon is also said to house a rabbit and is similarly related to a greater folk tale.

[@irfanismail3652]

Chinese

[@Alexrider02]

I love how odd these ancient myths can be sometimes. "The dawn tried to shoot an arrow and the sun, but missed, so the sun shot the dawn and then the dawn shattered into frost." How does ANY of that follow or make the least bit of narrative sense? xD

[@italucenaz]

Yeah, at the time they though elements and natural fenomena were full of life and personality

[@gostupidgocrazyyy4403]

i'm glad to see that more and more chanells are doing videos on aztecs

[@kukuandkookie]

2:14 Oh hey that’s pretty cool! Hearing that made me do a quick internet search and look into it a bit more, but it was pretty neat learning China (and other East Asian countries influenced by China) weren’t the only ones with myths about rabbits in the moon.

[@rosebrown7673]

Rabbits are a lot cooler than some creepy old man in the moon

[@dropkickcorpse]

1:32 and humble Nanahuatl rekindled the First Flame and continued the Age of Fire, but to streak across the sky, he demanded the Lord Souls of the remaining gods.

[@arthurseara]

im graduating in history, and my teacher of Ancient History started to talk about the Persians and their religion (witch exist until today) called Zoroastrianism. finally, in that religion they have a cult of having a "Temple Of Fire" witch is a temple (obviously) that in the top have a fire that cant be fade, so they keep feeding It so It wont fade away because its sacred and etc. So yeah, Miyazaki wasnt the first with this Idea lol -sorry for poor english. My native language is portuguese, so please forgive me

[@dropkickcorpse]

@@arthurseara Yeah, a never ending fire 🔥 seems to be universal desire for humans. There's actually a cool book called "Children of the Sun" by Crosby. It's about humankind's history, relationship, and obsession with cultivating a neverending energy like the Sacred Fire.

[@guillermovl5698]

I have always be amazed by your videos. I’m mexican and love to see you animated an Aztec myth.

[@PowerTrain]

I love these myth stories

[@Exist64]

Fascinating. A story about sacrafice. And also unsettlingly violent

[@-4subscriberswithahammerad521]

Even if you are the weakest god, you are still a god

[@tomsmurf4225]

I find it neat how many different cultures recognize the markings on the moon as rabbit-shaped

[@emil_yo]

Water, Jaguar, Fire, Air Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the fire nation attacked. Only the god of pimples, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished.

[@hsryu5569]

Every topic is so interesting

[@angeliparraguirre7329]

That good native mythology never gets old. The animation style of refreshing and the story telling is on point.

[@alexandredumas3384]

Is anyone going to talk about the music??? The flutes are so pretty 😭😭😭

[@itacom2199]

Yeah, ikr?

[@greall]

I'm never disappointed by the content on this channel

[@v4n1tyang3l7]

You forgot 4 more gods-Esidisi,Kars,Whammu and Santana,the aztec gods of fitness.

[@s.4155]

The stories and the voice over are really wonderful.

[@EB-vx8zo]

“Covered In pimples” Glad to see I’m not the only one suffering.

[@LloydSkyLion]

Wow, talk about that poor rabbit being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[@capidareus2244]

Loved the animation and d story as well🖤

[@paridhigiripunje4331]

Ted-ed videos are soo interesting i just can't get enough of them! Thanks Ted-ed. You Nice Keep Going! 💜

[@islandprincess714]

I learned this in school but I like this more.

[@tasnimanimanimaa]

This story is so vivid and there's so much I wanna learn about the aztec deities after watching this.

[@ramanrendersrandomly]

World: how many animators do you want? Ted-Ed: YES I've literally never seen better animators than those working at Ted-Ed they can make the most mundane lessons breathe with life

[@princessespiritu755]

I love this narrator. I fell in love with her speech voice when I watched the video about a poem entitled Accent.

[@osse1n]

*It would be so cool to hang out with natives, try some ayahuasca and get your mind blown with all impressions.*

[@rudinasinanaj5055]

I love your videos! I have learned a lot of information from those videos. Thank you!

[@timmytubby9407]

The art for the gods is accurate AF. I feel like you nailed it. Keep it up.

[@karlamay_]

I was so in to the story and animation that I am heart-broken it ended 😞

[@kordol3596]

Awesome! Hope to see more Aztec Mythology in the near future!

[@parnz187]

Yay myth videos! I’ve watched the playlist so many times

[@Jahanam9994]

It's so cool to learn that the Rabbit in the Moon is a myth found all over the world, and not just Asia.

[@EricM-gm5wz]

Native Americans came from prehistoric Asia…

[@potatochips2481]

Two myths upload in a row??? Yes please

[@brandonchan5387]

We need New Zealand myths!

[@johnwatson9879]

Umm..the animation is so so so beautiful?? And it matches the content of the video so much it creates an eerie and hunting atmoshere

[@kevin080592]

my humble request Ted ed.. why not include Filipino myths as well?...we happen to have a pantheon of ancient myths too.. as much as greece and aztecs have :)

[@sonakanchandutta5235]

jayjaga aathjayñava Nathan

[@colorfulchameleon9891]

I love everyone sharing similar myths from their own cultures in the comments. So cool to bond over these fantastical stories.

[@4896444]

In Chinese myth, a man call 后羿 shoot the sun because the sun don't want to moving. Also, Chinese myth also believe that there's got a rabbit on the moon. Coincidence? Interesting 🤔

[@uglyduckling5791]

I love your work Ted-Ed!

[@sanashiba]

My little cousin was like : “Is that PokeBalls in his clothes?”

[@thestoopidiot870]

Tecciztecatl: jumps into the fire second Some god: "Coward." *throws rabbit*

[@martont9659]

This is pretty messed up when you think about the fact that this myth probably had some inspiration from real life

[@meme-je6zr]

Humans are made for story telling though. It's basically wired into our brain. More than likely just a fantastic myth they came up with.

[@4orsesheron997]

Awesome! I'm with that! Thanks!

[@sm40619]

Love TED-ED

[@pranjalshilkar8329]

These stories are cool! Please keep up!👌

[@bibhabaree]

Nobody gonna talk bout the beautiful kazoo background music?

[@Supaj00]

The gods: “🤔 Jaguars, yeah we should have saw that coming” lol

[@pulkitsardana8609]

Can you make animation on hindu myth of lord ganesh got elephant head

[@_syedmx86]

The animation is crispy as always

[@Noah-d7q]

I'm looking like Nanahuatl today 😔

[@Ome_the_Healer]

So many metaphors that many don't understand I love it

[@quetzalcoatl3242]

The meaning behind this myth is that Nanahuatzin was the weakest, the poorest and the most humble among all the gods and yet he was the bravest whom first sacrificed himself to become the sun ☀️

[@Helelsonofdawn]

well jc is ur screen name

[@btetschner]

That is fascinating, and the images are great. Very helpful, thank you for making the video.

[@nitee2100]

Love the animation! Love the music! I'm curious to know why is blood considered so important in Aztec culture?

[@riyadhislam2770]

When is the next episode coming...these mythics are so good & fun to watch it should not stop

[@MochiBearz]

Yea, for culture!!!! I loved it.

[@marielaausher]

Oh, I remember reading about this in school It's cool to see it animated

[@debarshidas8072]

They threw him into the fire 'cause he had pimples. Damn, teenage hit him THAT hard, huh?

[@StepBackHistory]

That's some A+ Nahuatl pronunciation!

[@samuelgoodliffe4757]

Ahhh yes the *cardboard god.* Jokes aside that was pretty creative to use cardboard to make the background though.

[@jianmemis2002]

Her voice us so relaxing.

[@LionsMayday]

Typical when rich and powerful always sacrifice the weak for their own benefit but when it is needed from them then they show ultimate cowardace.

[@pink_hanna]

I wonder if the pimples are to explain the sun spots // also its so interesting they had legends of a rabbit on the moon, Japanese stories speak of a rabbit on the moon too !

[@blueberry1234-B]

Beautiful story- thank you for doing these! Yesterday Denver, Colorado passed to decriminalized mushrooms. The effects of these medical plants make one see the actual truth of this whole dimension, world, or whatever you want to call it, with real meaning and makes you humble. You actually see these Aztec Gods when under the influence and can see how much spiritual truth these ancient cultures held to another level of deep meaning. Que bonito es la vida y vive con Paz/Amor.

[@mindfulnessorganix1588]

Well the aztecs did take shrooms aswell called it gods flesh

[@rgbtato]

I remember when I was a child, my teachers told us the story of the fifth sun, if I´m not mistaken, it was one of those inspirational tales they would tell to kids, like, something to do with bravery and that no matter where you come from or who you are you can achieve great things if you are brave enough to do them, or something like that i don´t remember that well, i was like 3 or 5 when that happened, the thing I got when i was a child was the fact that some dude picked up a rabbit and launch him into the moon. also great video.

[@TortillaHat]

When i think of the aztecs, I think of 3 things: history sun god memes and jojo

[@troopers0312]

AYAYAYAYYYYYY

[@MinkytheMinkY]

The most relatable God. Love how this one is so absurd too.