Nov 29, 2022 · Tlaloc was the Aztec god of thunder and rain, one of the longest continually worshiped gods in the pantheon. Usually beneficent but occasionally fickle, he was offered …

Nov 29, 2022 · According to this myth, Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue were created simultaneously as husband and wife. All four divinities joined themselves together, and made Tlalocatecli, …

Nov 29, 2022 · The famed Aztec god of war, Huītzilōpōchtli (pronounced Weet-zee-lo-pocht’-lee) was the patron god of the Mexica people and a key figure in the creation of the Aztec …

Jan 24, 2023 · Quetzalcoatl was the Aztec’s Feathered Serpent god, controller of winds and bringer of maize. A clever shapeshifter, he used his wits to trick the Lord and Lady of Death …

Nov 29, 2022 · Like his sister, Xochipilli has been interpreted as a god of erotic love. Unlike his sister, Xochipilli represented male prostitutes and homosexuality. Xochiquetzal played wife to …

Nov 29, 2022 · The Aztec gods and goddesses were a bloodthirsty group whose constant warring with each other led to a cycle of death and rebirth for all humanity. Each of the first four ages …

Nov 29, 2022 · A central tenant in Aztec cosmology was that of the five suns. Each sun was created by—or out of—a god. The fourth sun was the goddess 4-Water, sometimes identified …

Nov 29, 2022 · Xipe Totec: the god of agriculture, rebirth, and goldsmiths. Tezcatlipoca: the omnipresent god of the night sky and knower of all thoughts. Quetzalcoatl: the god of the wind, …

Nov 29, 2022 · Mixcoatl (pronounced Meesht-Ko-Wattle) was the Aztec god of the hunt and the patron god of the Tlaxcalan people. Just as Huitzilopochtli guided the Mexica people to their …

Nov 29, 2022 · The Aztec cult of the dead was centered around Mictlantecuhtli and Mictlan, although gods like Tlaloc, Huitzilopochtli, and Coatlicue were also associated with death under …