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List of Gods : "God Aztec" - 289 records

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Goddess name
"CIPACTLI (great earth mother)"
Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico Primordial goddess. Not strictly a goddess, but significant enough in Aztec cosmogony to be included here. According to tradition she was created in the form of a huge alligator-like monster by the underworld deities MICTLANTECUHLTI and MICTECACIHUATL. She may equate with TLALTECUHTLI, the toad-like earth monster torn apart to form heaven and earth. According to one tradition she emerged from the primordial waters and engaged in a fierce struggle with the Sun god TEZCATLIPOCA during which he tore off her lower jaw to prevent her sinking back into the depths and she bit off his right foot. The mountains are said to be the scaly ridges of her skin....
Goddess name
"COATLICUE (the serpent-skirted goddess)"
Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico Mother goddess. The creator goddess of the earth and mankind and the female aspect of OMETEOTL. One of the group clåśśed as the TETEOINNAN complex. She has 400 sons, the stars of the southern sky, and is the mother of the goddess COYOLXAUHQUI. Later, as a widow, she was impregnated by a ball of feathers as she was sweeping the “serpent mountain” of Coatepec near Tula. Her other children decapitated her as punishment for her dishonor, but she gave birth to the Sun god HUITZILOPOCHTLI who subsequently slew Coyolxauhqui and her brothers, thus banishing night for day. According to tradition Coatlicue feeds off human corpses. She is also recognized as the patron deity of florists....
God name
"Camaxtli"
Aztec A god of war & fire as well as of one of of the 4 gods that created the world
God name
"Camaxtli"
Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico God. See also MIXCOATL-CAMAXTLI....
God name
"Camaxtli aka Mixcoatl-Camaxtli"
Aztec A god of hunting, war, fate and fire and one of the four creator gods, who made the earth. He leads human sacrifices and warriors who have been slain in battle to the eastern sky, where they become stars. Aztec
Deities name
"Ce Acati"
Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico Minor creator god. One of the deities collectively clåśśed as the QUETZALCOATL complex. Also (1) Acatl....
Goddess name
"Centeocihuati"
Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico Maize goddess. Represented at various sites including Tula [Hidalgo]. According to the codices Borgia, Cospi and Fejervery-Mayer she is also one of four temple deities. Also Centeotl....
Goddess name
"Centeocihuatl"
Aztec Goddess of maize Aztec
Goddess name
"Centeotl"
Aztec Maize god. Another name for Centeocihuatl, goddess of the maize. Aztec
Deities name
"Centzon-Totochtin"
Aztec four-hundred rabbits were a group of deities who met for frequent parties; they are Divine rabbits, and the gods of drunkenness. Aztec
Deities name
"Chalchiuhtlatonal (jade glowing)"
Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico God of water. One of the deities collectively clåśśed as the Tlaloc complex, generally concerned with Rain, Agriculture and fertility....
Goddess name
"Chalchiuhtlcue"
Aztec A goddess Rain & storms, violence, vitality, lakes, whirlpools, rivers, water , love, beauty & youth Don't make this one mad whatever you do.
God name
"Chalchiutotolin"
Aztec Penitence god Aztec
Deities name
"Chalchiutotolin (jade turkey)"
Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico God of penitence. One of the deities collectively clåśśed as the TEZCATLIPOCA complex....
Goddess name
"Chalmeacacihuitl"
Aztec Minor underworld goddess Aztec
Goddess name
"Chalmecacihuilt (chalman lady)"
Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico Minor chthonic underworld goddess. One of the deities collectively clåśśed as the MICTLANTECUHTLI complex....
Deities name
"Chalmecatl"
Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico Minor chthonic underworld god. One of the deities collectively clåśśed as the MICTLANTECUHTLI complex....
God name
"Chalmetcal"
Aztec Minor underworld god Aztec
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