The main god's were Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, Tlaloc, Ehecatl. Each human creation they ends in failure.

But finally they create man from corn, and they need someone to take the task of being the sun; but none of the gods want to do it since they would need to be sacrified. Finally, Tecciztecatl accepts because he is proud and rich. The gods accept him, but still they need someone else. They choose Nanauatl because he is humble, and he accepts because it´s his duty.

They are purified. Tecciztecatl offers rich presents, and coral instead of blood. Nanauatl offers his blood, and makes penitence.

The gods make a big fire, which burns for four days. When Tecciztecatl tries to jump into the fire, he is afraid and fails four times, because the heat is so strong. So the gods ask for Nanauatl. He closes his eyes to control his fear, and jumps. When Tecciztecatl sees that Nanauatl has jumped, he feels wounded in his pride and jumps after him.

Nothing happens at first. But eventually two suns appear in the sky. The gods are angry, because Tecciztecatl was still following Nanauatl, and they are glowing exactly the same; so one of the gods takes a rabbit and throws it in the face of Tecciztecatl. He loses his brilliance, and the rabbit is marked on his face. So he becames the moon, and the moon still has the mark of a rabbit.

But still, the sun does not move. The gods accept they need to die, so the men can live. The god Ehecatl, the god of the wind, sacrifices all the gods, and then with a powerful wind makes the sun begins to move.

Men need to repay the gods their sacrifice.