The Fifth Sun: Aztec Gods, Aztec World

The ancient Aztecs dwelt at the center of a dazzling and complex cosmos. From this position they were acutely receptive to the demands of their gods. The Fifth Sun represents a dramatic overview of the Aztec conception of the universe and the gods who populated it-Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed Serpent; Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror; and Huitzilopochtli, the Southern Hummingbird. Burr Cartwright Brundage explores the myths behind these and others in the Aztec pantheon in a way that illuminates both the human and the divine in Aztec life.

• Author
• Burr Cartwright Brundage

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 284

• Publisher
• University of Texas Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780292724389

• Genres
• history

• Release date
• 1983