The Aztec civilization may have peaked more than 500 years ago, but all the Aztec gods and goddesses remain culturally significant even today. News Today's news ...

The murals feature national icons like Aztec deities, the revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata and Frida Kahlo, with a dash of turquoise across her eyes. But there are nods to more local heroes, too.

Observed from a soaring cable car, the city is a sea of concrete stretching to the horizon, ruptured only by clusters of skyscrapers and the remains of ancient volcanoes. Some 60 feet below is the ...

In Aztec mythology, Xōchipilli is the god of love, summer, flowers, ... “Through my art, they are able to then reconnect with what otherwise would be lost. ...

Giant sculpture of Aztec god makes a big statement about Mexican identity. Tlaloc Fountain, featuring work by muralist Diego Rivera, captures the role of art in Mexican history and culture.

‘The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire,’ Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, (310) 440-7300, through July 5. Admission: Free, tickets required. Parking: $15.

When Cortés and his conquistadors overran the Aztec empire in 1520, they found “a society unlike any they had encountered hitherto,” said Emily Sharpe in The Art Newspaper. The natives of the ...

For thousands of years, cultures all over the world have had effigies -- statues, figurines, carvings or other images that represent people, animals or mythical characters.

The British Museum's exhibition of Aztec artefacts is full of truly stunning pieces, says Tom Lubbock – but behind the beauty lies a viciously bloody cult ...