Nanahuatzin, who jumped into fire to become the Fifth Sun • the wild Chichimecs • the god Tezcatlipoca, "Smoking Mirror" • Chimalxochitl, who sacrificed herself for her people • Quetzalcoatl, the "Feathered Snake" and creator deity • the curse of the year One Rabbit • the goddess Quilaztli, who helped women seize a life from the universe in childbirth • the kingdom of Tollan, mythical motherland of the Mexica • the nahualli, powerful sorcerers • Mictlan, land of the dead • the ceremonial calendar • Huitzilopochtli, divine protector of the Mexica • the Tlaloque, bringers of rain • the Seven Caves • Nezahualcoyotl, the "Poet King" • the tonalpouhque, soothsayers who could determine the fate of newborn children