Aztec Religion

1. Aztec Mythology

Chicomoztoc. The Mythical Place of Origins of the Aztecs
Chicomoztoc was the sacred place of origin for the Aztec/Mexica, the Toltecs, and other groups of Central Mexico and northern Mesoamerica.

Coatepec
The sacred mountain Coatepec (Snake Mountain) is one of the most sacred places of Aztec mythology and religion and the birthplace of the Aztec patron deity Huitzilopochtli...

Aztec Sacrifices
The Aztecs, or Mexica, as did many other civilizations around the world, practiced different types of sacrifices to obtain the benevolence of the gods.

Religion of the Aztecs
The Aztecs had a complex set of beliefs, ceremonies and gods, each one overlooking a different aspect of human life.

Aztlán, The Mytical Homeland of the Aztec-Mexica
Aztlan is the mythical--and perhaps historical--homeland from which the Aztec/Mexica migrated to the Valley of Mexico in the 13th century.

Huitzilopochtli
The Aztec God of Huitzilopochtli was the god of war and sacrifice: learn more about Aztec mythology and religion

Tlaltecuhtli
Tlaltecuhtli was the monstrous Aztec Earth Goddess, whose body became the earth created by a fierce battle between gods.

Quetzalcoatl
The Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, is one of the most famous pre-Columbian deities. His cult was widespread in many Mesoamerican cultures.

Tezcatlipoca
Tezcatlipoca was the Aztec god of night and the north direction, and patron deity of Aztec kings

Aztec Creation Myth
The Aztec creation myth called the Legend of the Fifth Sun describes five periods of creation and destruction of the Aztec World

Tlaloc, the Aztec Rain God
Tlaloc, the Aztec the rain god, was a pan-Mesoamerican deity adopted by the Aztecs

What is the Aztec Calendar Stone?
The Aztec Calendar Stone is more properly known as the Aztec Sun Stone, because it has lass to do with calendars and more to do with the sun god Tonatiuh

Mayahuel, The Aztec Goddess of Maguey
The Goddess Mayahuel was Aztec goddess of maguey, the agave plant from which pulque and mezcal are produced

Chalchiuhtlicue
Chalchiuhtlicue is the name of the Aztec goddess of running water, and the patron of navigation and childbirth

Tonatiuh
Tonatiuh was the Aztec Sun God, and one of the most important deities in Aztec religion

Xipe Totec
Xipe Totec, "Our Lord with the Flayed Skin", is the Aztec god of fertility and agriculture renewal

Aztec Gods
The Aztecs had a complex and diversified pantheon (which means ensemble of gods). Scholars studying Aztec religion identified no less than 200 gods, divided into three groups, with each group supervising one aspect of the universe such as the heaven or the sky; the rain, fertility and agriculture; and finally the war and sacrifice. Among the...