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In Aztec mythology, Coxcox was the only male survivor of a worldwide flood. The Aztecs believed that only Coxcox and his wife, Xochiquetzal, survived the flood. They took refuge in the hollow trunk of a cypress, which floated on top of the water and finally banked on a mountain in Culhuacan.〔 They had many children, but all of them were dumb. The great spirit took pity on them, and sent a dove, which attempted to teach the children how to speak. Fifteen of them succeeded, and from these, the Aztecs believed, the Toltecs and Aztecs were descended.〔 == Another Account == In another account, the Nahua god Tezcatlipoca spoke to a man named Nata and his wife Nana, saying: "Do not busy yourselves any longer making ''pulque'', but hollow out for yourselves a large boat of an ''ahuehuete'' () tree, and make your home in it when you see the waters rising to the sky."〔 When flood waters came, the Earth disappeared and the highest mountain tops were covered in water. All other men perished, being transformed into fish.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Coxcox」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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