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 ...

From jaguars to shooting stars, these rare and meaningful Náhuatl names are steeped in centuries of culture, cosmic symbolism ...

Aztec Mythology and the Origins of Humanity. ... the gods and goddesses of Nahua mythology have always stood out. I know, right? The bold colors, the expressive features, all those feathers. ...

Humanity's fascination with the moon has spawned moon gods and goddesses from Japanese, Hawaiian, Chinese, Aztec, Greek, Indian, Roman, Inuit, and Nordic civilizations spread across the annals of ...

Three California parents are suing to prevent the state's public schools from praying to Aztec deities who have been worshipped with human sacrifice – arguing the action is unconstitutional.

In January 2022, the California Board of Education settled a lawsuit with a group of parents and agreed to remove instructions related to the Aztec chants in the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum ...

In any case, by the time the Spanish conquistadors invaded in 1519, the Aztecs recognized a wide pantheon of gods, which included a goddess of death and the underworld named Mictecacihuatl.She was ...

The Getty Villa's new exhibit explores the parallels the Spanish conquistadors drew between the Aztecs and the Romans in an effort to understand the New World society they overran in 1520.

Gallery: Sun Gods and Goddesses. News. By Live Science Staff published 18 May 2012 ... The Aztec believed that human sacrifice was necessary to keep the sun moving through the sky.