4 Facts About West

1. The ancient Aztecs believed that the West was the realm of the great goddess of water, mist, and maize.

2. In Chinese Buddhism, the West represents movement toward the Buddha or enlightenment.

3. West is the direction opposite that of the Earth's rotation on its axis, and is therefore the general direction towards which the Sun appears to constantly progress and eventually set.

4. West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass.