Legend of the Five Suns

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Aztec myth Mesoamerican myth cosmogonic myth

Legend of the Five Suns is a central Aztec cosmogonic myth that recounts the successive creations and destructions of four previous worlds before the current fifth sun under which humanity now lives.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Fifth Sun	4
Legend of the Five Suns canonical	1
Leyenda de los Soles	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6907258 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Legend of the Five Suns
Context triple: [Aztec mythology, hasMyth, Legend of the Five Suns]

A. The Plumed Serpent
The Plumed Serpent is a 1926 novel by D. H. Lawrence that explores themes of political revolution, religious revival, and cultural conflict in post-revolutionary Mexico.
B. Los Antiguos
Los Antiguos is a small town in southern Argentina known for its cherry production and scenic location near Lake Buenos Aires in Santa Cruz Province.
C. Chichimeca Jonaz
Chichimeca Jonaz is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken by the Chichimeca Jonaz people in central Mexico, particularly in the state of Guanajuato.
D. People of the Sun
"People of the Sun" is a politically charged rap metal song by Rage Against the Machine that addresses the struggles and resistance of indigenous peoples, particularly in Mexico.
E. Xunantunich
Xunantunich is an ancient Maya archaeological site in western Belize, known for its impressive pyramids and panoramic views over the Mopan River valley.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Legend of the Five Suns
Target entity description: Legend of the Five Suns is a central Aztec cosmogonic myth that recounts the successive creations and destructions of four previous worlds before the current fifth sun under which humanity now lives.

A. The Plumed Serpent
The Plumed Serpent is a 1926 novel by D. H. Lawrence that explores themes of political revolution, religious revival, and cultural conflict in post-revolutionary Mexico.
B. Los Antiguos
Los Antiguos is a small town in southern Argentina known for its cherry production and scenic location near Lake Buenos Aires in Santa Cruz Province.
C. Chichimeca Jonaz
Chichimeca Jonaz is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken by the Chichimeca Jonaz people in central Mexico, particularly in the state of Guanajuato.
D. People of the Sun
"People of the Sun" is a politically charged rap metal song by Rage Against the Machine that addresses the struggles and resistance of indigenous peoples, particularly in Mexico.
E. Xunantunich
Xunantunich is an ancient Maya archaeological site in western Belize, known for its impressive pyramids and panoramic views over the Mopan River valley.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Aztec myth ⓘ Mesoamerican myth ⓘ cosmogonic myth ⓘ
associatedConcept	Aztec cosmology ⓘ cosmic ages ⓘ cosmic renewal ⓘ divine self‑sacrifice ⓘ eschatology ⓘ human sacrifice ⓘ sun cycles ⓘ
associatedDeity	Chalchiuhtlicue ⓘ Mictlantecuhtli ⓘ Nanahuatzin ⓘ linked to: Tecuciztecatl Quetzalcoatl ⓘ Tecuciztecatl ⓘ Tezcatlipoca ⓘ Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli ⓘ Tlaloc ⓘ Tonatiuh ⓘ Xiuhtecuhtli ⓘ
centralTheme	cyclical creation and destruction of the cosmos ⓘ
cosmicEra	Fifth Sun ⓘ linked to: Legend of the Five Suns
culture	Aztec civilization ⓘ linked to: Aztec culture
currentAge	Fifth Sun ⓘ linked to: Legend of the Five Suns
describes	creation of the current sun through divine sacrifice ⓘ destruction of previous worlds by cataclysms ⓘ origin of present‑day humanity ⓘ role of gods in sustaining the sun ⓘ successive creations and destructions of the world ⓘ
FifthSunDesignation	4 Movement ⓘ
FifthSunThreat	earthquakes ⓘ
FirstSunCataclysm	jaguars devour humanity ⓘ
FirstSunDesignation	4 Jaguar ⓘ
FourthSunCataclysm	destruction by flood ⓘ
FourthSunDesignation	4 Water ⓘ
iconographicRepresentation	Aztec Sun Stone ⓘ linked to: Piedra del Sol
numberOfPreviousSuns	4 ⓘ
numberOfWorldAges	5 ⓘ
religiousFunction	explanation of cosmic order and time cycles ⓘ justification for ritual sacrifice to sustain the sun ⓘ
SecondSunCataclysm	destruction by wind ⓘ
SecondSunDesignation	4 Wind ⓘ
sourceText	Codex Chimalpopoca ⓘ Florentine Codex ⓘ Historia de los Mexicanos por sus pinturas ⓘ
ThirdSunCataclysm	destruction by fiery rain ⓘ
ThirdSunDesignation	4 Rain ⓘ
worldAgeName	Fifth Sun ⓘ linked to: Legend of the Five Suns First Sun ⓘ Fourth Sun ⓘ linked to: Third Sun Second Sun ⓘ Third Sun ⓘ

How these facts were elicited