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  2. Xiuhcoatl - Wikipedia

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    An Aztec sculpture representing the left-facing head of Xiuhcoatl. Typically, Xiuhcoatl was depicted with a sharply back-turned snout and a segmented body. Its tail resembled the trapeze-and-ray year sign and probably does represent that symbol. In Nahuatl, the word xihuitl means "year", "turquoise", and "grass". Often, the tail of Xiuhcoatl is ...

  3. Xiuhtecuhtli - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Aztec mythology - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Huītzilōpōchtli - Wikipedia

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    Many gods in the pantheon of deities of the Aztecs were inclined to have a fondness for a particular aspect of warfare. However, Huitzilopochtli was known as the primary god of war in ancient Mexico. [30] Since he was the patron god of the Mexica, he was credited with both the victories and defeats that the Mexica people had on the battlefield.

  6. Thirteen Heavens - Wikipedia

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    Ehecatl, god of the wind. In this layer he blows the clouds with his breath (breezes) to make them move. The Ehecatotontli, gods of the breezes. Mictlanpachecatl, god of the north wind. Cihuatecayotl, god of the west wind. Tlalocayotl, god of the east wind. Huitztlampaehecatl, god of the south wind.

  7. Tezcatlipoca - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Xolotl - Wikipedia

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    The name "Axolotl" comes from Nahuatl, the Aztec language. One translation of the name connects the Axolotl to Xolotl. The most common translation is "water-dog" . "Atl" for water and "Xolotl" for dog. [14] In the Aztec calendar, the ruler of the day, Itzcuintli ("Dog"), is Mictlantecuhtli, the god of death and lord of Mictlan, the afterlife. [15]

  9. Chīmalmā - Wikipedia

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    As with many Aztec myths, there are multiple versions of the Chīmalmā story depending on which tribe and time period is examined. Mother of Quetzalcoatl [ edit ]