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Tláloc in the Codex Borgia Tláloc in the Codex Laud. Tláloc (Classical Nahuatl: Tláloc [ˈtɬaːlok]) [5] is the god of rain in Aztec religion.He was also a deity of earthly fertility and water, [6] worshipped as a giver of life and sustenance.
According to Bernardino de Sahagún, the Aztecs believed that, if sacrifices were not given to Tlaloc, the rain would not come and their crops would not grow. Archaeologists have found the remains of 42 children sacrificed to Tlaloc (and a few to Ehecátl Quetzalcóatl) in the offerings of the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan. In every case, the ...
It consists of a large staircase leading up to a temple. Like Tenayuca, it is thought that the temple was dedicated to the worship of Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc. The construction method was probably the characteristic one of successive structures, one on top of the other, and at least four successive time periods have been detected.
Mural of Tlālōcān, Tepantitla, Teotihuacan culture. Tlālōcān (Nahuatl pronunciation: [t͡ɬaːˈloːkaːn̥]; "place of Tlāloc") is described in several Aztec codices as a paradise, ruled over by the rain deity Tlāloc and his consort Chalchiuhtlicue.
In Aztec mythology, Atlahua, Ahtlahua, Atlahoa, Atlavâ [1] or Atlaua was a water God (the blue version of Tlaloc, the Tlaloc from the South [2]), fisherman and archer. There were said to be at least four ancient Aztec temples at which he was worshiped, the tallest supposedly being over 200 feet tall (61 metres) [citation needed].
Tlaltecuhtli (Classical Nahuatl Tlāltēuctli, Nahuatl pronunciation: [t͡ɬaːl.teːkʷ.t͡ɬi]) is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican deity worshipped primarily by the Mexica people. Sometimes referred to as the "earth monster," Tlaltecuhtli's dismembered body was the basis for the world in the Aztec creation story of the fifth and final cosmos. [ 5 ]
A small silver mask and a gold bell were found inside one urn, and second gold bell and two green stone beads were placed in the other. [25] Images of the gods Huehueteotl-Xiuhtecuhtli, together with Tlaloc, presided over most of the offerings found in the Templo Mayor. Representing fire and water respectively, this pair of deities probably ...
The importance of time is seen in the cycles of life, death and regeneration, which are similarly worshiped in most religions. Time is symbolized in the cycle of the Sun, for Mesoamericans believed that the Sun separates night and day, and that the death and regeneration of the Sun is the reason for a new era.