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The Aztec myth of the unlikeliest sun god

Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat · Myth / Fantasy / Animation · 4 min · 2.3M views

Directed by Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat · Starring Christina Greer · 2019

The weakest, sickliest Aztec god is chosen to leap into a great bonfire and become the sun of a new world, if he can find the courage.

A vividly animated, bite-sized lesson on an Aztec creation myth where the least likely god becomes a hero.

Discover the myth of how the weak and pimply Aztec god Nanahuatl sacrificed himself to become Lord Sun and created a new world.

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