Aztec And Incan Foundation Myth: A Comparative Analysis
Both the Aztec and Incan foundation myths revolve around settling new fertile lands under the command of their deities. First, the Aztec foundation myth was that the first Aztec was one of seven brothers born on an island on an island inside a lake or in a mountain cave 150 leagues northwest of the Mexican basin, where Mexico City is located (von Sivers, Desnoyers, and Stow 442). This Aztec and his descendants migrated south as foragers lacking agriculture and urban civilization, where their hunter warrior patron god Huitzilopochtli guided led them to a promised land of plenty (von Sivers, Desnoyers, and Stow 442-443). Once they settled in Tula their god urged them to migrate to the Mexican Basin where an eagle perched on a cactus commanded