This is a list of gods and supernatural beings from the Aztec culture, its religion and mythology. Many of these deities are sourced from Codexes (such as the Florentine Codex (Bernardino de Sahagún), the Codex Borgia (Stefano Borgia), and the informants). They are all divided into gods and goddesses, in sections.

2021年11月29日 · According to the Aztecs, the second and fifth coming of the sun were realized thanks to potentially the most important Aztec god of all, Quetzalcoatl. While former life on earth vanished because of the fourth eclipse, the realm of gods …

Mictlāntēcutli or Mictlantecuhtli (Nahuatl pronunciation: [mik.t͡ɬaːn.ˈteːkʷ.t͡ɬi], meaning "Lord of Mictlan"), in Aztec mythology, is a god of the dead and the king of Mictlan (Chicunauhmictlan), the lowest and northernmost section of the underworld.

Mictlantecuhtli (left), god of death, the lord of the Underworld and Quetzalcoatl (right), god of wisdom, life, knowledge, morning star, patron of the winds and light, the lord of the West. Together they symbolize life and death. Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. [1] .

2017年3月6日 · Huehueteotl was the Aztec god of the hearth and the fire of life and was in charge of making sure that the covenant with the Aztecs was renewed every 52 years.

2025年1月17日 · Prominent in the Aztec pantheon were Huitzilopochtli, god of war; Tonatiuh, god of the sun; Tlaloc, god of rain; and Quetzalcóatl, the Feathered Serpent, who was part deity and part culture hero. Human sacrifice, particularly by offering a victim’s heart to Tonatiuh, was commonly practiced, as was bloodletting.

2024年11月20日 · The gods of Aztec mythology were central to the daily lives of the people, influencing their rituals, governance, and relationship with nature. The interplay between the divine and the everyday was a defining feature of Aztec …

2024年4月29日 · Aztec religion was polytheistic, meaning there were many different gods and goddesses who played important roles in the people's belief system. These supernatural beings reflected the nuances of Aztec culture, from Tezcatlipoca, the creator god, to Chicomecoatl, the patron goddess of farmers.

2024年8月8日 · Scholars studying the Aztec (or Mexica) religion have identified no fewer than 200 deities divided into three groups. Each group supervises one aspect of the universe: the heaven or the sky; the rain, fertility and agriculture; and, finally, war and sacrifice.

Emerging from the Mesoamerican traditions that predate them, the Aztecs animated their existence with a pantheon of gods and goddesses who governed various realms, aspects of life, and fundamental forces of nature. Among them, the deities of life and death occupied pivotal roles in shaping the worldview of the Aztecs.