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 in the Aztec mythology. Aztec people were ...Read more
The Moon: Coyolxauhqui
Coyolxauhqui represents the Moon in the Aztec mythology. Her name means "Golden Bells." She ...Read more
The Sun: Huitzilopochtli
Huitzilopochtli was the patron deity in Aztec mythology. The Aztecs were an ancient civilization ...Read more
The Sun: Tonatiuh
Most of the astronomical beliefs of the Aztecs of central Mexico are known from the existing ...Read more
Venus: Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli is an Aztec deity representing the planet Venus and an apparition of ...Read more
The Pleiades: Tianquiztli
The Pleiades were known to the Aztecs as Tianquiztli which means the "marketplace." The Pleiades ...Read moreHistorical Events
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