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The Five SunsFive Suns Five Suns Creation Legend of the Aztecs This article is about the tenet of Aztec mythology. For the Guapo album, see Five Suns (album). For the book, see Fifth Sun (book). In creation myths, the term "Five Suns" refers to the belief of certain Nahua cultures and Aztec peoples that the world has gone through five distinct cycles of creation and destruction, with the current era being the fifth. It is primarily derived from a combination of myths, cosmologies, and eschatological beliefs that were originally held by pre-Columbian peoples in the Mesoamerican region, including central Mexico, and it is part of a larger mythology of Fifth World or Fifth Sun beliefs. This article needs additional citations for verification.… (Source: Wikipedia)
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