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Acolmiztli |
A God of the underworld. |
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Acolnahuacatl |
Another God of the underworld. |
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Amimitl |
God of lakes. |
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Atl |
God of water. |
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Atlaua |
God of fisherman and water. Called 'Lord of the Waters'. Associated
with the arrow. |
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Camaxtli |
God of war, hunting and fate. Creator of fire. Along with three
other gods created the world. |
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Centeotl |
God of maize. |
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Centzonuitznaua |
Gods of the southern stars. Rebel brothers of the sun god
Huitzilopochtli. |
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Chalchiuhtlatonal |
Another God of water. |
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Chalchiuhtlicue |
Matron Goddess of rivers, streams and marriage. Ruled over all
waters of the earth. |
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Chalchiutotolin |
God of pestilence. |
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Chalmecacihuilt |
A Goddess of the underworld. |
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Chalmecatl |
Yet another god of the underworld. |
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Chantico |
Goddess of hearth and volcano fires. |
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Chicomecoatl |
Goddess of maize. Her symbol is an ear of corn. |
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Chicomexochtli |
God of painters. |
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Chiconahui |
Hearth Goddess and guardian of the household. |
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Cihuacoatl |
Earth mother Goddess. Patron of childbirth and those who died while
giving birth. Often portrayed with a child in her arms. |
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Citlalatonac |
God who created the stars with Citlalicue. |
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Citlalicue |
Creator Goddess. With Citlalatonac, created the stars. |
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Ciucoatl |
Goddess of the earth. |
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Coatlicue |
Goddess of earth and fire. |
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Cochimetl |
God of merchants and commerce. |
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Coyolxauhqui |
Goddess of the moon and earth. Posesses magical powers with which
she can cause great harm. |
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Ehecatl |
God of the winds. A form of Quetzalcoatl, he can bring life to all
that is lifeless. |
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Huitzilopochtli |
Mighty god of war, the sun and storms. Represented as the
hummingbird. |
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Huixtocihuatl |
Fertility Goddess. Connected with salt and salt water. She is the
elder sister of Tlaloc. |
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Itzlacoliuhque |
Obsidian knife god. |
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Itzli |
Stone knife god, and god of sacrifice. |
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Itzpapalotl |
Goddess of agriculture. |
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Ixtlilton |
God of healing, medicine, feasting and games. |
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Malinalxochi |
Sorceress Goddess with power over scorpions, snakes and other
stinging, biting insects of the desert. |
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Metztli |
Moon god. |
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Mictlantecutli |
Lord of the dead and ruler of the Aztec underworld. Often seen as a
skeleton or a figure wearing a skull. His animals are the spider,
owl and bat. |
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Mixcoatl |
God of the hunt and war. Also ruler of the polar star. |
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Nanauatzin |
God who sacrificed himself in a fire so that the sun could shine on
the world. |
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Omecihuatl |
Creator Goddess. |
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Ometecuhtli |
Creator god and god of fire. The highest god of the Aztec pantheon.
Ruled over duality and the unity of opposites. |
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Opochtli |
God of fishing, hunting and bird snaring. |
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Patecatl |
God of healing and fertility. |
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Paynal |
Messenger god to Huitzilopochtli. |
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Quetzalcoatl |
Creator god and wise legislator. God of the wind, water and
fertility. Light skinned and bearded, or represented as a feathered,
flying snake. |
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Tecciztecatl |
Moon god. |
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Teoyaomqui |
God of dead warriors. |
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Tepeyollotl |
God of caves and the earth. Believed to create earthquakes and the
echo. His animal is the jaguar. |
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Teteoinnan |
Mother of the gods. |
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Tezcatlipoca |
God of night and material things. A tempter, he often tried to urge
men to evil as a test of their moral character. Sometimes seen as
the opposite of spiritual Quetzalcoatl. |
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Tlahuixcalpantecuhtli |
God of the dawn and Venus as the morning star. An aspect of
Quetzalcoatl. |
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Tlaloc |
God of rain, agriculture, fire and the south. |
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Tlaltecuhtli |
Monster earth god. |
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Tlazolteotl |
Earth Mother-Goddess, and Goddess of sex. |
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Tonatiuh |
Aztec sun-god and god of warriors. |
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Tzitzimime |
God of the stars. |
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Ueuecoyotl |
God of sex and irresponsible merrymaking. |
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Xilonen |
Goddess of maize. Called 'the hairy one' for the tassels of the
corn. |
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Xipe Totec |
God of agriculture, spring and the turning of the seasons. Flayed
himself each year to offer food for humans (as a maize seed loses
it's outer skin). After he shed his skin, he appeared as a shining,
golden god. |
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Xiuhcoatl |
Fire-snake. God of drought and scorched earth. |
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Xiuhtecutli |
Also called Huehueteotl. The senior deity of the Aztec pantheon. He
is the personification of light in the darkness, warmth in coldness,
and life in death. Often depicted with a red or yellow face. |
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Xochipilli |
God of flowers, love, games, beauty, song and dance. |
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Xochiquetzal |
Goddess of birds, butterflies, song, dance and love. Also a
protector of artisans, prostitutes, pregnant women and birth. |
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Xocotl |
God of fire and the stars. |
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Xolotl |
God of lightning who guides the dead to the underworld. Seen as the
twin brother of Quetzalcoatl. Depicted as a skeleton or a man with
the head of a dog. |
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Yacatecuhtli |
God of traveling merchants. |
