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This is a list of gods and supernatural beings from the Aztec culture, its religion and mythology. Many of these deities are sourced from Codexes (such as the Florentine Codex (Bernardino de Sahagún), the Codex Borgia (Stefano Borgia), and the informants). They are all divided into gods and goddesses, in sections.
Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. [1] The Aztecs were Nahuatl -speaking groups living in central Mexico and much of their mythology is similar to that of other Mesoamerican cultures.
The frontispiece of the Codex Fejéváry-Mayer, one of the more well-known images from Aztec codices, features a god circumscribed in the 20 trecena, or day symbols, of the Tōnalpōhualli. The exact identity of this god is unclear, but is most likely either Tezcatlipoca or Xiuhtecutli. The figure has yellow and black face paint, as is ...
In his new position of power, he refuses to go into motion until the gods make sacrifice to him. In an elaborate ceremony, Quetzalcoatl cuts the hearts out of each of the gods and offers it to Tonatiuh (and the moon Meztli). All of this occurs in the ancient and sacred, pre-Aztec city of Teotihuacan. It is predicted that eventually, like the ...
A small fire was permanently kept alive at the sacred center of every Aztec home in honor of Xiuhtecuhtli. [14] The Nahuatl word xihuitl means "year" as well as "turquoise" and "fire", [11] and Xiuhtecuhtli was also the god of the year and of time. [15] [16] The Lord of the Year concept came from the Aztec belief that Xiuhtecuhtli was the North ...
In Aztec mythology, Xolotl (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈʃolot͡ɬ] ⓘ) was a god of fire and lightning. He was commonly depicted as a dog-headed man and was a soul-guide for the dead. [2] He was also god of twins, monsters, death, misfortune, sickness, and deformities.
Mictlāntēcutli or Mictlantecuhtli (Nahuatl pronunciation: [mik.t͡ɬaːn.ˈteːkʷ.t͡ɬi], meaning "Lord of Mictlan"), in Aztec mythology, is a god of the dead and the king of Mictlan (Chicunauhmictlan), the lowest and northernmost section of the underworld.
Aztec pulque gods (7 P) Q. Quetzalcoatl (15 P) Pages in category "Aztec gods" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect ...