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In Aztec mythology, after Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca created the world, they put their creation in order and placed Mictlantecuhtli and his wife, Mictecacihuatl, in the underworld. [ 13 ] According to Aztec legend, the twin gods Quetzalcoatl and Xolotl were sent by the other gods to steal the bones of the previous generation of gods from ...
Tlāltēuctli, is the old god/goddess [2] of earth. (changed in the landscape and atmosphere) [4] Tlalcihuatl, another name for old goddess of earth. Coatlicue, goddess of earth. Tlahzōlteōtl, goddess of lust, carnality, passions and sexual misdeeds that she gives to the Aztecs. Tlazolteotl also forgives them.
Mictēcacihuātl (Nahuatl pronunciation: [mik.teː.kaˈsi.waːt͡ɬ], meaning "Lady of the Dead"), in Aztec mythology, is a death deity and consort of Mictlāntēcutli, god of the dead and ruler of Mictlān, the lowest level of the underworld. [1] Her role is to watch over the bones of the dead and preside over the ancient festivals of the dead.
Mictecacihuatl (Aztec mythology), [28] the chief death goddess; Queen of Mictlan (underworld) or Lady of the Dead; Mictlantecuhtli (Aztec mythology), the chief death god; lord of the Underworld [29] Tlaloc (Aztec mythology), water god and minor death god; ruler of Tlalocan, a separate underworld for those who died from drowning
Mictlantecuhtli, god of death and ruler of Mictlan (the Underworld). Mictecacihuatl, goddess of death and ruler of Mictlan (the Underworld). Itztlacoliuhqui, god of darkness, storms, disasters and frost. Sacrifice gods Itzpapalotltotec, god of sacrifice; Itzpapalotlcihuatl, goddess of sacrifice; Tlaloc, god of thunder, rain and the earth. He is ...
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]
Tlaltecuhtli, old god/goddess of earth (changed in the landscape and atmosphere) Chicomecoatl, goddess of agriculture, whose name means "seven-serpent" Centeotl, god of the maize associated with the Tianquiztli (Pleiades) Xilonen, goddess of tender maize; Matron goddesses. Coatlicue, goddess of fertility, life, death and rebirth
According to Mexica mythology, in the beginning, there were two primordial gods, Omecíhuatl and Ometecuhtli, whose children became the creator gods. The names of these creator gods were Xipetótec, Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcóatl, and Huitzilopochtli, and they inherited the art of creation from their parents. From the preexisting matter, after 600 ...