Aztec Mythology
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The Earth: Coatlicue
Coatlicue, whose name means "Serpent Skirt," was the Earth goddess of life and death in the ...Read more
The Rain: Tlaloc
Tlaloc was an important deity of rain and fertility of the Aztec mythology. Aztec people were ...Read more
The Moon: Coyolxauhqui
Coyolxauhqui was the Moon goddess according the Aztec mythology. Her name means "Golden Bells." ...Read more
The Sun: Huitzilopochtli
Huitzilopochtli, whose name means "Blue Hummingbird on the Left," was the Aztec god of the ...Read more
The Sun: Tonatiuh
For the Aztecs, who lived in central Mexico, Tonatiuh was a Sun god. Aztecs believed that four ...Read more
Venus: Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli was an Aztec god whose symbols were the planet Venus and the feathered ...Read more
The Pleiades: Tianquiztli
The Pleiades were known to the Aztecs as Tianquiztli which means "marketplace." The Aztecs ...Read moreHistorical Events
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