Mesoamerican creation myths summoned the other gods, and together they decided to make man from wood. However, since these men had no soul and soon lost loyalty to the creators, the gods destroyed them by rain. Finally, man was constructed from maize, the Mayans staple and sacred food. The deity Itzamna is credited as being the creator of the calendar along with creating writing. Mesoamerican creation myths Mesoamerican creation myths are the collection of creation myths attributed to, or documented for, the various cultures and civilizations of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and Mesoamerican literature. The Maya gods included Kukulkán (also known by the K'iche' name
Aztec calendar Aztec calendar The Aztec or Mexica calendar is the calendar system that was used by the Aztecs as well as other Pre-Columbian peoples of central Mexico. It is one of the Mesoamerican calendars, sharing the basic structure of calendars from throughout ancient Mesoamerica. The calendar consisted of a 365-day calendar cycle called (year count) and a 260-day ritual cycle called (day count). These two cycles together formed a 52-year "century," sometimes called the "calendar round". The is considered to be the agricultural calendar, since it is based on the sun, and the is considered to be the sacred calendar. The