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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 Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya. London ...
Mictlantecuhtli (left), god of death, and Quetzalcoatl, god of life; together they symbolize life and death.. The Aztec religion is a polytheistic and monistic pantheism in which the Nahua concept of teotl was construed as the supreme god Ometeotl, as well as a diverse pantheon of lesser gods and manifestations of nature. [1]
Meztli, moon goddess . As lunar phases Tlazolteotl, goddess of lust and illicit affairs, patron of sexual incontinence, adultery, sex, passions, carnality and moral transgressions. Tiacapan, one of the goddesses of sex; Ixcuina, one of the goddesses of sex; Tecotzin or Teicu, one of the goddesses of sex; Tlaloc, god of thunder, rain and the ...
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He was not the only Aztec god to be depicted in this fashion, as numerous other deities had skulls for heads or else wore clothing or decorations that incorporated bones and skulls. In the Aztec world, skeletal imagery was a symbol of fertility, health and abundance, alluding to the close symbolic links between life and death. [8]
In Aztec religion, Huixtocihuatl [pronunciation?] (or Uixtochihuatl, Uixtociuatl) was a fertility goddess who presided over salt and salt water. The Aztecs considered her to be the older sister of the rain gods, including Tlaloc. [1]
Pages in category "Aztec gods" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...