Atemoztli

Literally “the Descent of Waters,” or the Great Flood, as it was known to the
Aztecs. A worldwide cataclysm accompanied by volcanic eruptions, its few survivors
arrived from over the Sunrise Sea (the Atlantic Ocean) to establish the first
Mesoamerican civilization. “Atemoztli” was also the name of a festival day commemorating
the Deluge, held each November 16—the same period associated
with the final destruction of Atlantis (late October to mid-November). Atemoztli’s
philological resemblance to Atemet, the Egyptian deluge figure, is clear.