Very close to the Plaza de la Luna, on the west side, extraordinary polychrome murals called “Mythological Animals” were discovered. The theme in general refers to the confrontation between animals that hide or alter their natural image, they move to the rhythm of the water waves, represented by wide horizontal bands, yellow and blue or green that alternate among themselves, limited by narrow red bands that are pointed upwards in regular intervals; in some portion up to five bands are appreciated, considering the superposition of the yellow, blue and red ones; the pictorial structure is determined by this solid scaffolding of bands, rhythmic, horizontal and firmly stable.

Supporting, emerging, crossing and enveloping this scaffolding are three kinds of zoomorphic creatures: quadrupeds, reptiles and fish whose postures, enormously dynamic and varied, give the scene dramatic movement. It is probable that in its original state, covering the walls of chamber 1, the scene had a kind of thematic and symbolic continuity of which only isolated portions are visible.

Fuente, Beatriz de la (coord.), 1995, La pintura mural prehispánica en México Teotihuacán, volume I, Mexico, UNAM/IIE.