MEXICAN GODS
Dimension of Origin: Xibalba ==History== The Coatli or Gods of Mexico are a race of superhumanly powerful humanoid
beings who were once worshipped by the ancient Mayans and Aztecs from about 2600 BC
to 1500 AD. They have very few worshippers today, but many of their names and
ancient rituals have survived in modern Mexican culture. According
to ancient myths, Coatlique mated with Hunab-ku and gave birth to the first
generation of the Coatli, known as the Oxlahuntiku or Mayan gods. Among them, the sun-god
Itzamna outshone his siblings and was allowed to become ruler of the gods. He
took the sun-goddess, Ixchel, as his wife and they sired several children, among
them, Hurakan, the wind-god, and Chaac (Tlaloc) the water-god. According to
Mayan myth, Hurakan and Chaac created the first human beings. The earth-gods,
Tonacatecuhtli and Tonacacihuatli, sired four sons who were originally perceived
as nature deities and guardians of the four cardinal points of the compass but
were later identified as the four chief gods of the later Aztec Empire. These
sons were Tezcatlipoca, Mixcoatl, Camaxtli and Xipe Totec. Mixcoatl and Camaxtli
later mated with Coatlique and sired the gods, Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli,
who overshadowed their father's roles and in later myths, were considered as
siblings of Tezcatlipoca. Tonacatecuhtli
and Tonacacihuatli were also credited with creating the Aztec calendar and
giving fire to Oxomoco and Cipactonal, the ancestors of the Aztec and Mayans.
(Some myths claim the first couple were mortal descendants of the gods, but some
myths claim they originated from a foreign realm known as Aztlan,
identified with the ancient continent of Atlantis, suggesting the Aztecs and
Mayans were descended from Atlantean refugees. Whether or not these claims are
accurate are unrevealed.) Oxomoco and Cipactonal became the parents of
Piltzintecuhtli, ancestor of the divine Aztec kings, who in turn had four
sons, each of whom were bequeathed one Balam idol who represented the patron
deity of their ancestors. Each of the Balam represented a separate son of Tonacatecuhtli
and Tonacacihuatli. The descendants of one of these sons became the ancestors of
the Aztec race guided over by Tezcatlipoca, the tutelary deity of the Aztec
Empire. After the Mayan Empire began to wane, Tezcatlipoca lead the Aztec
people to seize control over their predecessors and claim much of Ancient
Mexico. Itzamna had departed Earth by this time for the other-dimensional world of
Xibalba, possibly under amicable relations with Tezcatlipoca
whose worship had by now eclipsed his own. Tezcatlipoca encouraged the Aztecs to engage in blood sacrifices to prove their loyalty
to him. According to the Aztec/Mayan calendar, Tezcatlipoca reigned over the
gods for 676 years (the exact conversion rate to the modern calendar is
unrevealed), before he was overthrown by Quetzalcoatl, who would become his
greatest rival. Opposed to blood sacrifice, Quetzalcoatl transformed Tezcatlipoca into a jaguar and tossed
him into the ocean. Over the years, the two gods would oppose and quarrel with
each other for centuries over control of the gods. Quetzalcoatl reigned
under the Aztec/Mayan calendar for 676 Aztec years before he was overthrown by Tlaloc,
the rain-god, who had supported Tezcatlipoca as ruler. Creating a large storm to
force the younger god from power, Tlaloc caused a flood where mortals fled back
to Tulai Zuvai to wait out the rain covering Earth. Afterward, Tlaloc took over sovereignty
of the gods for himself, but he was overthrown himself by his own wife, Chalchihuitlicue,
the water-goddess, who deposed him and chose Quetzalcoatl to rule by her
side. After Tlaloc had reigned for 364 Aztec years, Chalchihuitlicue and
Quetzalcoatl ruled together for 312 years, bringing the Aztecs to greater
prosperity. At its zenith, worship of the Aztec and Mayan Empires covered most
of Ancient Mexico and Central America. They established the city of Tollan on Earth as the center
of the Aztec civilization and introduced maize to mortals for the first time. Chalchihuitlicue
and Quetzalcoatl had two children, Quetzalpetlatl, the wine-goddess, and
Nanauatzin, the sun-god. To gain immortality, Nanauatzin jumped into fire to be
reborn as god of the sun, while his half-brother, Tecciztecatl, the son of Tlaloc
and Chalchihuitlicue, followed him to gain immortality, but because he didn't
shine as great as his brother, he became god of the moon instead. By now,
Tezcatlipoca returned and cast a curse on Quetzalcoatl to embarrass him. He
seduced Quetzalpetlatl in order to become Quetzalcoatl's son-in-law and
successor and gained the favors of Huitzilopochtli, the war-god, to have the
Chichimec tribes invade Tollan and depose the Aztec ruler Huemac around 1000 AD.
The Chichimec tribes had by now established the city of Tenochitlan as the center of their
empire near the ruins of Tollan and now conquered the area. Quetzalcoatl departed Earth for
Tlillan-Tlalpen in self-imposed exile before departing Earth. By now, the Third Host of the Celestials occurred,
and Tezcatlipoca and Itzamna were approached by Odin,
Chieftain of the Asgardian gods, to meet with the rulers of the other gods once
worshipped on Earth to discuss the threat of the Third Host of the Celestials.
The Celestials had threatened to seal off the portals of each of their godly
realms unless they promised to stop interfering in mortal affairs. Both
Tezcatlipoca and Itzamna swore to this pledge and even made a vow to Odin to
donate the necessary life energies to the Asgardians slain during the Fourth
Host of the Celestials. When Thor
came to Xibalba to petition a portion of the required life energies as part of
this vow, Itzamna saw that a debt had been paid to his realm and offered Thor
the necessary energies to restore the slain Asgardian gods to life. Without
the interference of their gods, the Aztec lands and properties were invaded and seized by the
invading Spanish Conquistadors lead by Hernando Cortez, who they had confused
with Quetzalcoatl returning to Earth. Several of the Aztec and Mayan gods had by
now departed Earth for the different worlds of Xibalba. The Spanish
meanwhile introduced their native Catholicism upon the native Mexican tribes,
but many of their ancient Aztec and Mayan rituals, such as the Festival of the
Dead, survived as Mexican rituals. Until
recent years, the vast majority of the Coatli have had little contact with
humans although representatives such as Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli have
had dealings with both Thor, a member of the Avengers, and with the Justice
League of America through human agents. Itzamna and Tezcatlipoca have been
associated with the other godheads of Earth's pantheons to discuss and deal with
later threats to Earth, such as Demogorge, Thanos and Akhenaton. Relationship to other pantheons: The Coatli are believed to have
probable connections with the Ennead
of the Egyptians and the Anasazi
gods of North America considering their common practice of creating
pyramids, but this trait could also be connected to early, possibly Atlantean
contributions. Archaeological evidence comparing the architecture of the Aztecs
and Mayan also possibly resemble Oriental styles of architecture suggesting the
Ancient Chinese might have had connections with Ancient Mexico, but it is not
for sure if this could connect the Coatli with the Xian
or the Kami.
Relations with the Incan
Gods to the south are ambiguous.
==Characteristics==
Body Type: Humanoid
==Powers==
Avg. Strength Level: All
Coatli are superhumanly strong with the average male being able to lift
(press) about 30 tons under optimal conditions and the average female being able
to lift (press) about 25 tons under optimal conditions. ==Miscellaneous==
Type of Government: Monarchy ==Trivia== ==References== ==External Links==
Habitat: Temperate
Gravity: Earth-like
Atmosphere: Earth-like
Population: 500-800 range
Other Associated Dimensions: Xibalba is a dimensional realm of several
worlds resembling the Nine Worlds in the cosmology of Asgard, including but not limited to
Omeyocan at its highest level and the underworld of Mictlan, the
land of the dead, at the bottom, with the Earth at the center. In Mayan
mythology, Mictlan is known as Mitnal. It also includes Xochitican, home
of the goddess Xochitquetzal,
Tonatiuhican, home of Itzamna
and Tlalocan, home of Tlaloc. In the Aztec/Mayan cosmology of worlds,
Earth is known as Cemanahuac.
The Coatli dwell in the dimension of Xibalba,
a cosmology of interconnected lands and realms adjacent to Earth; an interdimensional
nexus between Xibalba and Earth exists somewhere underground at Tulai Zuvai, the
cave near Tamoanchan in modern Mexico from which the first humans departed Xibalba for earth. Because the access
point to Xibalba was located underground, later myths described it as an
underground realm. The human worshippers of the Coatli in the later Aztec Empire called these gods by different
names than those by which the gods were originally known in the Mayan Empire: for example,
the Mayans called the king of the gods Itzamna, whereas the Aztecs called him
Tonatiuh. The Mexican gods no longer have or actively seek worshippers on Earth. However,
certain Mexican gods, notably Quetzalcoatl,
Xochiquetzal and
Huitzilopochtli, still take active
interest in the welfare of humanity.
The precise origin of the Mexican gods, like that of all of Earth's pantheons of gods, is shrouded in
legend and further complicated by the various versions of their later
worshippers. The earliest Mexican gods were Hunab-Ku (known as Ometeotl to the
Aztecs) and Coatlique. It is believed that Coatlique was actually Gaea, the
primordial earth-mother who had survived the destruction of the Elder Gods of
Earth by infusing her life into the life-giving essence of the Earth. Many of
the Elder Gods had degenerated into demonic status and were destroyed by Atum or
had fled Earth for other planes of existence. Atum had been born from Gaea by
mating with the sentient biosphere of the Earth known as the Demiurge. Atum
later departed the earth after shedding the excess demonic energies of the Elder
Gods he had slain; some of these energies becoming demonic beings like Mephisto,
Satannish, Surtur and Mikaboshi,
who became the eternal enemy of the Japanese
gods. Whether Hunab-ku was another form of the Demiurge or of Atum himself is unrevealed.
Avg. Height: 6' 0"
Eyes: Two
Hair: Normal
Skin: Normal
Limbs: Two
Fingers: Five with opposable thumb
Toes: Five
Special Adaptations: The
Coatli or Mexican gods are exceptionally long-lived, but they are not immortal
like the Olympian gods; they age very slowly upon reaching adulthood, but they
are not invulnerable to death. They are physically more durable than human
beings; their skin, bone and tissue being three times more durable and dense
than similar tissue in human beings.
Known Powers: The Mexican Gods possess superhuman strength, stamina
Known Abilities: The majority of the Coatli have renowned skills in
combat and warfare as well as intense ritualistic practices invoking the powers
of the earth.
Level Of Technology: Magic
Cultural Traits: The Mexican Gods were worshipped as gods in the ancient
Olmec, Mayan and Aztec Empires covering most of modern Mexico, Guatemala and Central
America down to Nicaragua and even parts as far north as modern Arizona and New Mexico
in the United States. Their culture resembles that of Pre-Columbian Mexico.
Names of Representatives: Ahpuch,
Chalchihuitlique, Chantico, Ekchuah, Huitzilopochtli,
Itzamna, Quetzalcoatl,
Tezcatlipoca,
Tlacolteotl, Tlaloc, Xochipilli, Xochiquetzal,
Xolotl, et al.
