Aztec mythology Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. The Aztecs were Nahuatl-speaking groups living in central Mexico and much of their mythology is similar to that of other Mesoamerican cultures. Accordi ...

, the Quinametzin populated the world during the previous era of the Sun of Rain (''Nahui-Quiahuitl''). They were punished by the gods because they did not venerate them, and their peak-civilization came to an end as a result of great calamities and as a punishment from the heavens for grave sins they had committed. The construction of the

pyramid of Cholula The Great Pyramid of Cholula, also known as (Nahuatl for "made-by-hand mountain"), is a complex located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. It is the largest archaeological site of a pyramid (temple) in the New World, as well as the largest pyramid by ...

and the City of Teotihuacan (''The Place Where Men Become Gods'') was attributed to the Quinametzin Giants.

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* Cuauhtemoc, one of four giants who supported the sky at the beginning of the Fifth Sun. * Izcoalt, one of four giants who supported the sky at the beginning of the Fifth Sun. * Izcaqlli, one of four giants who supported the sky at the beginning of the Fifth Sun. * Tenexuche, one of four giants who supported the sky at the beginning of the Fifth Sun. * Mixtecatl, a giant founder of Mixteca. * Otomitl, a giant founder of Xilotepec, Tollan, Otompan. * Tenoch, a giant founder of Tenochtitlan. * Ulmecatl, a giant founder of Cuetlachcoapan, Tontonihuacan, Huitzilapan. * Xelhua, a giant founder of Cuauquechollan, Itzocan, Epatlan, Teopantlan, Tehuacan, Cuzcatlan and Teotitlan, this giant built the great

Pyramid of Cholula The Great Pyramid of Cholula, also known as (Nahuatl for "made-by-hand mountain"), is a complex located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. It is the largest archaeological site of a pyramid (temple) in the New World, as well as the largest pyramid by ...

. * Xicalancatl, a giant founder of Xicallancatl.

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