In Aztec mythology, the Quinametzin are a race of Aztec .
Mythology
The Quinametzin populated the world during the previous era of the
Five Suns (
Nahui-Quiahuitl). The construction of the pyramid of Cholula and the City of
Teotihuacan (
The Place Where Men Become Gods) was attributed to the Quinametzin. The Quinametzin were punished by the Aztec 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.
Known Quinametzin
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Cuauhtemoc, Izcoalt, Izcaqlli and Tenexuche, the four giants who supported the sky at the beginning of the Five Suns.
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The six giant sons of Mixcoatl and Tlaltecuhtli:
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Xelhua, a giant founder of Cuauquechollan, Itzocan, Epatlan, Teopantlan, Tehuacan, Cuzcatlan and Teotitlan, this giant built the great Pyramid of Cholula.
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Tenoch, a giant founder of Tenochtitlan.
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Ulmecatl, a giant founder of Cuetlachcoapan, Tontonihuacan, Huitzilapan.
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Xicalancatl, a giant founder of Xicallancatl.
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Mixtecatl, a giant founder of Mixteca.
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Otomitl, a giant founder of Xilotepec, Tollan, Otompan.
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