Category: Aztec Mythology

Atlaua (master of waters) In Aztec mythology, a water god, also associated with arrows. Armed with reed arrows he emerges as a Quetzal bird, the…

Atlatonan In Aztec mythology, goddess “of the leprous and maimed,” according to Fray Diego Durán in his Book of the Gods and Rites (c. 1576),…

Atlacamanc is in Aztec mythology, a storm god, often identified as the male counterpart of Chalchihuitlicue, the Aztec storm goddess. SEE ALSO: Aztec Mythology Meso…

Apizteotl (hungry god) In Aztec mythology, god of famine. When a sacrifice was offered and human flesh eaten as part of the rite, those who…

Tlaloc (Tecutli, Tlaloque) (path under the earth, wine of earth, long cave?) In Aztec mythology, god of rain, thunder, and lightning. He controlled mountain springs…

Huehecoyotl : Old, Old Coyote Huehuecoyotl is a trickster spirit, Aztec lord of dance, music, and carnal delight. He can be a generous patron and…

Chantico is the Aztec goddess of fire and hearth. As a hearth goddess, she was venerated in the home as well as in temples. She…

Xochipilli : The Flower Prince Xochipilli is the lord of flowers, love, maize, beauty, fun, games, music, art, dance, shamanism, and prophecy. He is the…

Xochiquetzal (lady precious flower, beautiful rose?) In Aztec mythology, goddess of sexual love and courtesans, patroness of painters, embroiderers, weavers, silversmiths, sculptors, and all whose…

Xochitl Pronounced: Show-CHEE-tul In Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, Xochitl literally means “flower” but also possesses other implications: • Xochitl names a type of…