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- Tlaloc – Mythopedia
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 sacrifices to ensure that the seasonal rains arrived on time
- Chalchiuhtlicue – Mythopedia
Chalchiuhtlicue was the Aztec goddess of oceans, rivers, springs, and lakes, and patron of newborns and the sick She represented the fourth sun of the Aztecs, and cried tears of blood when accused of faking her feelings
- Quetzalcoatl – Mythopedia
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 into giving him the bones that he shaped into mankind
- Xochiquetzal – Mythopedia
Xochiquetzal was the Aztec goddess of sexuality and procreation, weaving, and the lunar cycle Wife to many gods, her festival was celebrated with flowers, drinking, copulation, and human sacrifice
- Huitzilopochtli – Mythopedia
The Templo Mayor erected at the center of Tenochtitlan was dedicated to both Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc, the god of rain Read and Gonzalez took this shared temple space as another indication of Huitzilopochtli’s relatively recent origin amongst the Aztec gods
- Aztec Mythology – Mythopedia
Aztec mythology is the collected myths and legends of the Aztec people One of their best-known myths is the founding of the city Tenochtitlan, built on the spot where the travelers saw an eagle perched on a cactus and holding a rattlesnake, an image which endures on the Mexican flag today
- Aztec Gods – Mythopedia
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 was ruled by a different deity, or “sun,” and each age ended in violence before a new sun was chosen
- Mictlantecuhtli – Mythopedia
Mictlantecuhtli was the Aztec god of death, who ruled over the land of the dead with his wife Mictecacihuatl He was tricked into giving up the bones that would become the humans of the fifth age by Quetzalcoatl
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