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 ...

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 ...

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.

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. ...

But the most common form of sacrifice didn’t involve warriors or slaves or even death. While Aztec priests would let blood from their ears or other body parts, members of the public would sacrifice ...

In Aztec mythology, Tezkatlipoka is the brother of Quetzalcoatl, Huizilopochtli and Xipe Totec — all of whom appear to be invoked in the proposed chant. A portion read, ...