Huitzilopochtli – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · The famed Aztec god of war, Huītzilōpōchtli (pronounced Weet-zee-lo-pocht’-lee) was the patron god of the Mexica people and a key figure in the creation of the Aztec cosmogony. Huitzilopochtli led the Aztec people to Tenochtitlan, a fact that was not easily forgotten: half of the city’s Templo Mayor was dedicated to him.
Quetzalcoatl – Mythopedia
2023年1月24日 · His older brothers were Xipe Totec and Tezcatlipoca while his younger brother was Huitzilopochtli. Other legends posited that Quetzalcoatl was the son of the goddess Chimalma. While these stories vary, some said Mixcoatl (the Aztec god of the hunt) impregnated the goddess Chimalma by shooting an arrow from his bow.
Mixcoatl – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Huitzilopochtli was the patron god of these people and was regarded as the literal founder of the city. While the Aztec religion regarded Mixcoatl as a god, the 16th-century Spanish historian Bernardino de Sahagun (1499-1590) wrote that “the Chichimecs [the ethnic group inhabiting Tlaxcala] worshipped only one god, called Mixcoatl.”
Tlaloc - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · While many of the Aztec gods have traditional parentage, Tlaloc and his wife Chalchiuhtlicue were created either by all four sons of Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl (Xipe Totec, Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl, and Huitzilopochtli), or by Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli. Tlaloc’s son, Tecciztecatl, would become the moon after following the god ...
Mictlantecuhtli - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · The Aztec cult of the dead was centered around Mictlantecuhtli and Mictlan, although gods like Tlaloc, Huitzilopochtli, and Coatlicue were also associated with death under specific circumstances. While most of the dead would find their way to Mictlan, some would find themselves transported to the realms of these other gods.
Coatlicue – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · This use of Aztec iconography suggested that Coatlicue had been dismembered, with the twin head snakes possibly representing gouts of blood. Family. While Coatlicue had many children, the two most illustrious were Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of war, and his sister Coyolxauhqui, who famously tried to murder Coatlicue.
Ometeotl - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · An excerpt from Tovar Codex (c. 1492-1600). Like the Codex Ramirez, the Tovar Codex provides a description of Aztec history. Ometeotl’s son Huitzilopochtli can be seen on the right edge of the temple scene. The image on the right of the page is a tzompantli, or Aztec skull rack. John Carter Brown Library Public Domain The Five Suns
Tezcatlipoca – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Tezcatlipoca was a god of exceptional significance amongst the Aztec pantheon. Apart from being a creator deity, he also ruled over the modern age. He feuded with his brother Quetzalcoatl and emerged victorious after tricking his younger sibling into shaming himself. Creation of the World
Chalchiuhtlicue - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · According to the Codex Ramirez (a 16th-century Spanish manuscript recording Aztec religious practices) Chalchiuhtlicue was created by Tezcatlipoca, Xipe Totec, Quetzalcoatl, and Huitzilopochtli shortly after the world’s creation. According to this myth, Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue were created simultaneously as husband and wife.
Tonatiuh - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · A central tenant in Aztec cosmology was that of the five suns. Each sun was created by—or out of—a god. The fourth sun was the goddess 4-Water, sometimes identified as Chalchiuhtlicue, one of Tlaloc’s wives. The fourth age ended with 52 years of flooding which destroyed the sun and left the Earth in darkness.