The figure above shows the Aztec Sun Stone which is also known as the Calendar Stone. It is a very big stone sculpture, measuring in at 3.58 meters across, 38.58 inches thick and weighed approximately about 25 tons. Although it is called the Calendar Stone, it does not work like a calendar. This Sun Stone is actually a meticulously carved solar disk that signifies the power of the rulers during the Aztec empire. The stone got the name Calendar Stone because the band surrounding the sun has 20 segments and it represents the 20 Aztec day names. According to the myth, our current sun is the fifth and final sun. The date glyph (13 reed) which is situated at the top of the stone signifies the start of the current sun. The beginning of the 5th sun, 1427 CE marks the start of the ruling of Itzcoatl who rose to power the same year. By Itzcoatl rising to power, a bond between the divine and mankind was forged.
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The blood from the sacrifices would color the stone. There are three possible representations of the face at the center of the Sun Stone. The first possible representation is Tonatiuh, the sun god, also known as the Day Sun. The second possible representation is Yohualtonatiuh, also known as the Night Sun. Finally the third possible representation of the face in the middle of the Sun Stone is Tlaltecuhtli, the primordial earth monster which also symbolizes the end of days of the Earth when the current sun, the 5th sun falls to the
The blood from the sacrifices would color the stone. There are three possible representations of the face at the center of the Sun Stone. The first possible representation is Tonatiuh, the sun god, also known as the Day Sun. The second possible representation is Yohualtonatiuh, also known as the Night Sun. Finally the third possible representation of the face in the middle of the Sun Stone is Tlaltecuhtli, the primordial earth monster which also symbolizes the end of days of the Earth when the current sun, the 5th sun falls to the