2022年11月29日 · Tlaloc’s son, Tecciztecatl, would become the moon after following the god Nanahuitzin into a sacrificial bonfire meant to create the fifth sun. Some stories say that Tlaloc was initially married to Xochiquetzal, whose name literally means “Flower Quetzal Feather” or “Flower Precious Feather.” She was stolen away from him, however, by ...

2022年11月29日 · According to this myth, Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue were created simultaneously as husband and wife. All four divinities joined themselves together, and made Tlalocatecli, [Tlaloc] and his wife Chalchiutlique, [Chalchiuhtlicue] whom they assigned to be the gods of water, to whom they betook themselves in prayer whenever it was needful.

2022年11月29日 · The Templo Mayor erected at the center of Tenochtitlan was dedicated to both Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc, the god of rain. Read and Gonzalez took this shared temple space as another indication of Huitzilopochtli’s relatively recent origin amongst the Aztec gods.

2022年11月29日 · Ometeotl was the Aztecs’ original creator deity, composed of husband Ometecuhtli and wife Omecihautl. After creating themselves and four of the most powerful gods of the pantheon, they left to reside in the highest heaven.

2023年1月24日 · Quetzalcoatl was the Aztec’s Feathered Serpent god, controller of winds and bringer of maize. A clever shapeshifter, he used his wits to trick the Lord and Lady of Death into giving him the bones that he shaped into mankind.

2022年11月29日 · Hueypachtli, sometimes called Tepeilhuitl, was an annual festival held primarily to honor Tlaloc; Xochiquetzal’s cult also partook in the celebrations. During this festival, Xochiquetzal was “honored with flower offerings, drinking, and ‘fornications.’”

2022年11月29日 · The Aztec gods and goddesses were a bloodthirsty group whose constant warring with each other led to a cycle of death and rebirth for all humanity. Each of the first four ages was ruled by a different deity, or “sun,” and each age ended in violence before a …

2022年11月29日 · Tezcatlipoca, the “Smoking Mirror,” was a powerful Aztec creator deity represented by an obsidian mirror. Frequently in conflict with his brother Quetzalcoatl, he sacrificed his foot to a sea monster to create the world from its body.

2022年11月29日 · Mixcoatl was the Aztec god of the hunt who gave fire to humanity. A deity with many forms and origins, he was at once an iteration of Tezcatlipoca, a child of Ometeotl, and a divinely transformed hunter named Mimich.

2022年11月29日 · Xipe Totec, literally “Our Lord the Flayed One,” was the Aztec god of agriculture, seasons, and goldsmiths. He was worshiped with rituals of gladiatorial combat and human sacrifice, culminating with his priests wearing the victim’s flayed skin.