Learn how to work with the gods and make real changes in your life in our newest book:Īrtwork in Mexico potentially depicting Tlaloc, God of Rain Aztec Goddesses: List and Descriptions 1. A cross is held in his hand, signifying the four directions in which he travels and protects those in their travels. He is the protector of traveling businessmen and merchants, but also guards travelers in general. The Aztecs believed you could call on him to “sniff out” a good deal or even to see through someone’s lies and manipulation. He is the Lord of all business deals and opportunities. Or so says the god of commerce, Yacatecuhtli. And to show that shadow aspect of Xochipilli, if he is angered, he may punish with disease. More specifically, he protects the warriors who have returned as hummingbirds. He is sexually vibrant and beautiful to lay eyes on, but what’s extra interesting is he’s also a protector of warriors. Xochipilli is the patron of beauty, food, love, games, fun, dancing, art and basically the things that make us happy in life. What can you expect from an Aztec god that’s called the Flower Prince? FLOWERS, duh, but also all of life’s beauty and pleasures. And a mask that represents the stars and/or the Milky Way. Mixcoatl is inseparably linked to fire and often manifests with red and white stripes across his body. He is the father of Coatlicue’s four hundred sons, and he is most well-known for his prowess in war. Though he is considered part of the Aztec pantheon. This particular god is believed to have originated not with the Aztecs, but with the Otomi or Chichimeca peoples. When Tezcatlipoca manifests, he frequently takes the form of a jaguar, coyote, or other animal. But they also believed we all could be both good and bad. Just like in most ancient cultures, the Aztecs believed in balance. But there’s much more to this deity than meets the Christian eye. Therefore, when the colonizers came they automatically assigned Tezcatlipoca to their concept of Satan. Further, he’s known as the Smoking Mirror and is considered the opponent (and brother) of the beloved Quetzalcoatl. He uses a large obsidian mirror to see all he needs to see. Tezcatlipoca is an Aztec god of magic, shapeshifting, shamanism, and animal-spirit connection. Tezcatlipoca: Shaman God and Lord of Magic He was a god of the heavens and presided over the souls of those who had drowned. Tlaloc was a widely-worshiped deity and there was a site in Tenochtitlan dedicated in his honor. Tlaloc is depicted with features of a jaguar, with large eyes and teeth and sometimes claws. And while he could be a forgiving, nourishing god, he could also be vengeful and use hail and thunderstorms when angered. The Aztec god of rain and fertility, Tlaloc was a well-loved deity in ancient Mexico. When the Christian colonizers came, they equated Quetzalcoatl with Jesus. His influence is seen in hundreds of ancient Aztec artifacts and at various historical sites. Quetzalcoatl was the god of war, the four directions, prosperity, judgment, and resurrection. The Great Pyramid of Cholula was built to honor the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, and it is the world’s largest pyramid. He was the guardian between the earth and sky, between the mortal and immortal beings. Perhaps the most famous and beloved of the Aztec gods, Quetzalcoatl was the great “feathered serpent” of the Aztec people. Statue of Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent 3. Spiders, bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are associated with Mictlantecuhtli, as he ruled over the night. Often he was covered in blood splatters, a clear representation of the dead. Mictlantecuhtli is depicted as a monkey-type man with his ribs on the exterior of his body. This isn’t too far of a stretch from other ancient cultures and the sacrifices made to gods of death and the otherworld. The worship of Mictlantecuhtli was rather grisly, involving human cannibalism in many of its rituals. The Lord of the Land of Death, or the King of the Underworld, Mictlantecuhtli was one of the most feared and respected of the Aztec gods. Mictlantecuhtli: Aztec God of the Land of Death Huitzilopochtli was celebrated in the month of December each year and the city of Tenochtitlan was dedicated to him. In addition to being a god of war, he was also a god of the sun, of women who died in childbirth and warriors who died in battle. His name means either “ Hummingbird of the South” or “Left-handed Hummingbird”. All credit was given to him if a battle was won. Huitzilopochtli was the patron national god of the Mexicas people before he became a god to the Aztecs. Huitzilopochtli: The Aztec Hummingbird God Indigenous Mexican artwork possibly depicting Aztec gods 1.
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