Aztec mythology
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Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. The Aztecs were a culture living in central Mexico and much of their mythology is similar to that of oth
Mictlantecuhtli (left), god of death, the lord of the Underworld and Quetzalcoatl (right), god of wisdom, life, knowledge, morning star, patron of the winds and light, the lord of the West. Together they symbolize life and death.
Huitzilopochtli is raising up the skies of the South, one of the four directions of the world, surrounded by their respective trees, temples, patterns, and divination symbols.
Embodied spirits; Tonalleque (1), Cihuateteo (2).
Patterns of War; (1a) Tlaloc, (1b) Xiuhtecuhtli, (2a) Mixcoatl, (2b) Xipe-Totec.
Mictlāntēcutli
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Mictlāntēcutli or Mictlantecuhtli, in Aztec mythology, is a god of the dead and the king of Mictlan, the lowest and northernmost section of the underworld. He is one of the principal gods of the Aztec
Aztec mythology
…hearth (firebox) and volcanoes Xolotl, god of fire, lightning, and death, associated with Venus as the Evening Star (Twin of Quetzalcoatl) Death deities Mictlantecuhtli, god of the dead, ruler of the Underworld (Mictlan) Mictecacihuatl, goddess of the dead, ruler of the Underworld (Mictlan) Xolotl, god of lightning…
Mictlantecutli in the Codex Borgia.
Statuette of Mictlantecuhtli in the Xalapa Museum of Anthropology, Mexico, 2001