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Aztec God (Cihuacōātl ("Snake God", Also known as "…
Aztec God
Cihuacōātl
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She is also the mother of Mixcoatl, whom she abandoned at a crossroads.
she is more often shown as a fierce skull-faced old woman carrying the spears and shield of a warrior.
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The name cihuacoatl was used as a title for one of the high functionaries of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital.
Huitzilopochtli
The Aztec God of the Sun, War, and Sacrifice
led the Mexica people from Aztlan, their mythical homeland, into Central Mexico.
Huitzilopochtli could have been a historical figure, probably a priest, who was transformed into a god after his death.
dreams to the priests and told them to settle on an island, in the middle of Lake Texcoco, where they would see an eagle perching on a cactus.
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Tlaloc
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Tlaloc was thought to live on the top of the mountains, especially the ones always covered by clouds
The rain god was called Chaac by the ancient Maya, and Cocijo by the Zapotec of Oaxaca.
governing the spheres of water, fertility, and agriculture.
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Tezcatlipoca
The Aztec God of Night, the North, Sorcery, Jaguars, and Obsidian
name means “Smoking Mirror”, was the Aztec god of night and sorcery, as well as the patron deity of Aztec kings and young warriors.
Tezcatlipoca was a vengeful god, who could see and punish any evil behavior or action happening on earth.
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Centeotl
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sometimes spelled Cinteotl or Tzinteotl and sometimes called Xochipilli or "Flower Prince") was the main Aztec god of American corn, known as maize.
more ancient, pan-Mesoamerican deity.
In many Mesoamerican cultures, the idea of kingship was associated with the maize god.
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