Hundreds of gods governed all aspects of Aztec life — from daily activities to spiritual concerns, including the fate of crops, the fall of rain and the rising of the sun.

The Aztec sun god Tonatiuh depicted in the 16th century Codex Telleriano-Remensis. ... Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II's 'handsome' face revealed in striking reconstruction.

In fact, the mask's raised turquoise may depict the wart-faced god Nanahuatzin, who, according to Aztec mythology, sacrificed himself to the fire and emerged to become the sun.

Natalie Rivera, an artist from Detroit, paints Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown as the Aztec Sun God before an NFL football game at Ford Field on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan.