ITZPAPALOTL : THE OBSIDIAN BUTTERFLY; THE CLAWED BUTTERFLY Itzpapalotl is a fierce, powerful mother goddess of birth and death. She is a ferocious skeleton warrior who presides over the realm of Tamoanchan,
The Cihuateteo are Aztec female warrior spirits, souls of women who died in childbirth, considered the equivalent of dying valiantly in battle. The Aztec afterlife was fairly dismal for most dead souls, but the Cihuateteo were given the glorious role
Mixcoatl (Yemaxtli, Yoamaxtli) (cloud serpent) In Aztec mythology, god of hunting, lord of the chase, often identified with the god Tezcatlipoca, the Aztec creator-trickster god worshipped by warriors and magicians. He was
Mictlantecuhtli (Mictlanteculi) (lord of death) In Aztec mythology, death god, lord of the land of the dead, who with his wife, Mictlantecihuatl, cared for the dead who came to their kingdom, Mictlan
Mayahuel : Lady Maguey; The Woman of Four Hundred Breasts Mayahuel is the spirit of the maguey plant (Agave americana), also known as the century plant, among the most sacred botanicals of
Cihuacoatl : Snake Woman Cihuacoatl, divine snake woman, is a native of the Valley of Mexico long before it was known by that name. The Mexica, also known as the Aztecs, discovered
Chalchihuitlicue : She of the Jade Skirt Chalchihuitlicue is queen of rivers, lakes, and standing, still waters. The meaning of her name refers to a jade skirt, a metaphor for shining expanses
Ehecatl In Aztec mythology, wind god, a manifestation of the god Quetzalcoatl. One day Ehecatl realized that besides the fruits of the earth man also needed sexual love. He therefore went in
Chalchihuitlicue (Chalchiuhtliycue, Chalchiuhcihuatl, Chalchiuhtlicue) (lady of the turquoise skirt) Aztec storm goddess, personification of whirlpools and youthful beauty; wife of her brother Tlaloc, the god of rain and water. According to Fray
Chalmecaciuatl is in Aztec mythology, the paradise for children who died before they reached the age of reason. The concept is similar to the Christian limbo and may merely be an Aztec
Chiconquiahuitl (seven rain) In Aztec ritual, a god who was impersonated by a slave during the feast of the god Xolotl Huetzi, the lord of the evening star. The slave who represented
Mictantecutli is the Aztec lord of the underworld and king of Demons. Mictantecutli is the only Aztec deity besides the Sun god, Tonacaecutli, who wears a crown. He is depicted as a
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