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- Tonatiuh – Mythopedia
Tonatiuh was created on naui olin, or “4-Movement ” This name was part of a prophecy predicting that the current age would be destroyed by earthquakes Attributes Tonatiuh was usually depicted wearing red paint and an eagle headdress This vignette from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis illustrates the death of the conquistador Pedro de Alvarado
- 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
- Xipe Totec - Mythopedia
Xipe Totec, literally “Our Lord the Flayed One,” was the Aztec god of agriculture, seasons, and goldsmiths He was worshiped with rituals of gladiatorial combat and human sacrifice, culminating with his priests wearing the victim’s flayed skin
- Huitzilopochtli – Mythopedia
Mythology Huitzilopochtli played many roles within the Aztec pantheon He led the Mexica people to Tenochtitlan, the eventual seat of power of the Aztec Empire, and was venerated as the primary god of war
- Ometeotl – Mythopedia
Ometeotl was the Aztecs’ original creator deity, composed of husband Ometecuhtli and wife Omecihautl After creating themselves and four of the most powerful gods of the pantheon, they left to reside in the highest heaven
- 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
- 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
- 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
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