There is no doubt that the Sun, miscalled also “Aztec Calendar”, is one of the most representative pieces of our museum. It was discovered in December, 1790 during the works of leveling of the Plaza Mayor of the city. It symbolizes the conception of the time for the Mexicas; nevertheless, it did not work as a calendar. To the center there is the image of the Fifth Sun, Nahui Olin or Four Movement and the face of Tonatiuh, god of the Sun, with the particular representation of having only the lower half of the face fleshless and the upper part normal, which symbolizes life and death.In turn, in each of the corners of the sign Olin there is the name of the four suns: Nahui Océlotl (Four Jaguar), Nahui Atl (Four Waters), Nahui Quiáhuitl (Four Rain) and Nahui Ehécatl (Four Wind). According to the Nahua mythology of the Postclassic period, the world, as we know it nowadays, has gone through different eras of creation and destruction.
The End of World Prophecy
They related each of them with a particular sun. In one of the versions, the last era, was destroyed by a great flood. The Fifth Sun, which according to the Nahuas is the current times, will end due to strong earthquakes.
Piedra del Sol - unknown - Google Arts & Culture
There is no doubt that the Sun, miscalled also “Aztec Calendar”, is one of the most representative pieces of our museum. It was discovered in December, 179...
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