This is a list of gods and supernatural beings from the

Aztec The Aztecs () were a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl ...

culture, its

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and

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. Many of these deities are sourced from Codexes (such as the

Florentine Codex The ''Florentine Codex'' is a 16th-century ethnographic research study in Mesoamerica by the Spanish Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagún. Sahagún originally titled it: ''La Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España'' (in English: ''Th ...

(

Bernardino de Sahagún Bernardino de Sahagún, OFM (; – 5 February 1590) was a Franciscan friar, missionary priest and pioneering ethnographer who participated in the Catholic evangelization of colonial New Spain (now Mexico). Born in Sahagún, Spain, in 1499, ...

), the

Codex Borgia The Codex Borgia ( The Vatican, Bibl. Vat., Borg.mess.1), also known as ''Codex Borgianus'', ''Manuscrit de Veletri'' and ''Codex Yohualli Ehecatl'', is a pre-Columbian Middle American pictorial manuscript from Central Mexico featuring calendrica ...

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Stefano Borgia Stefano Borgia (3 December 1731 – 1804) was an Italian Cardinal, theologian, antiquarian, and historian. Life Cardinal Borgia belonged to a well known family of Velletri, where he was born, and was a member of the collateral branch of House ...

), and the informants). They are all divided into gods and goddesses, in sections. They also come from the

Thirteen Heavens The Nahua people such as the Aztec mythology, Aztecs, Chichimecs and the Toltecs believed that the heavens were constructed and separated into 13 levels, usually called Topan or simply each one Ilhuicatl iohhui, Ilhuicatl iohtlatoquiliz. Each leve ...

Gods

Ahuiateteo

The Ahuiateteo are gods of excess and pleasure. * Macuilcozcacuauhtli, the god of gluttony. * Macuilcuetzpalin, one of the members of the Ahuiateteo. * Macuilmalinalli, one of the members of the Ahuiateteo. *

Macuiltochtli (, 'Five Rabbit'; from Classical Nahuatl: , 'five' + , 'rabbit') is one of the five deities from Aztec and other central Mexican pre-Columbian mythological traditions who, known collectively as the , symbolized excess, over-indulgence and the atte ...

, the god of drunkenness and

pulque Pulque (; nci, metoctli), or octli, is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the maguey (agave) plant. It is traditional in central Mexico, where it has been produced for millennia. It has the color of milk, a rather viscous c ...

. * Macuilxochitl, the god of gambling and music and an aspect of Xochipilli.

Stars

* Centzonmimixcoa, the 400 gods of the northern stars. ** Cuahuitlicac, one of the members of the Centzonmimixcoa. Cuahuitlicac was Coatlicue's son and Huitzilopochtli's brother like the god Tlacahuepan. Cuahuitlicac warned the unborn Huitzilopochtli that Coatlicue's other 400 children were planning to kill her to prevent the birth of Huitzilopochtli. Cuahuitlicac is a god of the northern stars like all of the others from the Centzonmimixcoa. * Centzonhuitznahua, the 400 gods of the southern stars.

Medicine

Patecatl In Aztec mythology, Patecatl is a god of healing and fertility and the discoverer of peyote as well as the "lord of the root of pulque Pulque (; nci, metoctli), or octli, is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the maguey ...

, god of healing and patron god of doctors and peyote. Patecatl is the Centzontotochtin's father. *

Ixtlilton Ixtlilton ( nah, Ixtlilton ,"ink at the face", from ''ixtli'', "face", "eye", ''tlilli'', "black ink", and ''-ton'', diminutive suffix) in Aztec mythology is a god of medicine and healing and therefore was often alluded to as the brother of Macuil ...

, god of medicine and healing.

Centzontotochtin

The Centzontotochtin are the 400 gods of

. *

Ometochtli In Aztec mythology, Ometochtli is the collective or generic name of various individual deities and supernatural figures associated with pulque ('), an alcoholic beverage derived from the fermented sap of the ''maguey'' plant. By the Late Postclass ...

, leader of the Centzontotochtin. * Tezcatzoncatl *

Tlilhua In Aztec mythology, Tlilhua (Nahuatl for "one that has ink") is one of the Centzontotochtin, the gods of pulque Pulque (; nci, metoctli), or octli, is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the maguey (agave) plant. It is t ...

Toltecatl In Aztec mythology, Tōltēcatl (Nahuatl for "the Toltec" or "the artisan"; ) was one of the , the four hundred gods of pulque Pulque (; nci, metoctli), or octli, is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the maguey (agave ...

* Tepoztecatl * Texcatzonatl * Colhuatzincatl *

Cinteteo

The Cinteteo are gods of the maizes associated with the Tianquiztli. * Iztacuhca-Cinteotl, god of the white maize. * Tlatlauhca-Cinteotl, god of the red maize. * Cozauhca-Cinteotl, god of the yellow maize. * Yayauhca-Cinteotl, god of the black maize. * Cinteotl, related god of maize.

Fertility

Cipactonal Cipactonal is the Aztec god of astrology and calendars. Oxomoco and Cipactonal were said to be the first human couple, and the Aztec comparison to Adam and Eve in regard to human creation and evolution. They bore a son named Piltzin-tecuhtli, who ...

, god of astrology and calendars associated with daytime. * Huehuecoyotl, god of old-age, origin, and deception. Huehuecoyotl is also the patron of wisdom, related to his tricks and foolishness. *

Huehueteotl Huehueteotl ( ; ) is an aged Mesoamerican deity figuring in the pantheons of pre-Columbian cultures, particularly in Aztec mythology and others of the Central Mexico region. The spellings Huehuetéotl and Ueueteotl are also used. Although known ...

, god of old-age and origin.

Ehecatotontli

The

Ehecatotontli ''Ehecatotontli''See Ehecatotontli section on the list of Aztec gods and supernatural beings to tell you that this is real, but not fake. is an Aztec group of gods that are forms of Ehecatl. They are also known as ''Ehecacoamixtli''. The Ehecat ...

are gods of the winds or breezes. *

Mictlanpachecatl In Aztec mythology, Mictlanpachecatl (pronounced: mikt-*lawn-pah-che-kot) is the god of the North wind. His brothers are Cihuatecayotl, Tlalocayotl, and Huitztlampaehecatl, who personify the winds from the west, east, and south South is one of ...

, god of the north wind. *

Cihuatecayotl In Aztec mythology, Cihuatecayotl (roughly pronounced 'see-wah-teh-kye-olth') is the god of the West wind. His brothers are Mictlanpachecatl, Tlalocayotl, and Huitztlampaehecatl, who personify the winds from the north, east, and south respectivel ...

, god of the west wind. *

Tlalocayotl In Aztec mythology, Tlalocayotl (pronounced '*Tlah-low-kye-ottle') is the god of the East wind. His brothers are Cihuatecayotl, Mictlanpachecatl, and Huitztlampaehecatl, who personify the winds from the west, north, and south, respectively. Se ...

, god of the east wind. *

Huitztlampaehecatl In Aztec mythology Huitztlampaehecatl () is the god of the South wind. His brothers are Cihuatecayotl, Tlalocayotl, and Mictlanpachecatl, who personify the winds from the west, east, and north respectively. See also * Notos * Auster A ...

, god of the south wind. *

Ehecatl Ehecatl ( nci-IPA, Ehēcatl, eʔˈeːkatɬ, ) is a pre-Columbian deity associated with the wind, who features in Aztec mythology and the mythologies of other cultures from the central Mexico region of Mesoamerica. He is most usually interpreted a ...

, related god of wind. He blows the clouds with his breath to make them move in the first layer of the

. * Quetzalcoatl-

, the connection of wind and light.

Xiuhtotontli

The

Xiuhtotontli ''Xiuhtotontli'' is an Aztec group of gods that are forms of Xiuhtecuhtli. The Xiuhtotontli are Xiuhiztacuhqui, Xiuhtlatlauhqui, Xiuhcozauhqui, and Xiuhxoxoauhqui. References

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are gods of fire and alternative manifestations or states of Xiuhtecuhtli. * Xiuhiztacuhqui, god of the white fire. * Xiuhtlatlauhqui, god of the red fire. * Xiuhcozauhqui, god of the yellow fire. * Xiuhxoxoauhqui, god of the blue fire. *

Xiuhtecuhtli In Aztec mythology, Xiuhtecuhtli ("Turquoise Lord" or "Lord of Fire"), was the god of fire, day and heat. In historical sources he is called by many names, which reflect his varied aspects and dwellings in the three parts of the cosmos. He was t ...

, related god of fire and time. His face is painted with black and red pigment. *

, the connection of old-age and time.

Underworld

* Mictlantecuhtli, god of Mictlan (the

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). He is also part of the

. * Acolmiztli, god of Mictlan (the

). He is a possible form of Mictlantecuhtli. Acolmiztli is also known as Acolnahuacatl. * Techlotl, god who lived in one of nine layers of the underworld. This deity was associated with owls such as Chalchiuhtecolotl. * Nextepehua, god of the ashes who lived in one of nine layers of the underworld. Nextepehua was Micapetlacalli's husband. * Iixpuzteque, god who lived in one of nine layers of the underworld. Iixpuzteque was Nesoxochi's husband. * Tzontemoc, god who lived in one of nine layers of the underworld. Tzontemoc was Chalmeccacihuatl's husband. *

Xolotl In Aztec mythology, Xolotl () was a god of fire and lightning. He was commonly depicted as a dog-headed man and was a soul-guide for the dead. He was also god of twins, monsters, misfortune, sickness, and deformities. Xolotl is the canine broth ...

, god of death who is associated with Venus and the Evening Star. He is the twin god and a double of Quetzalcoatl. * Cuaxolotl, god who is assumed to be the female counterpart of

. Cuaxolotl appears to be a manifestation of

Chantico In Aztec religion, Chantico ("she who dwells in the house") is the deity reigning over the fires in the family hearth. She broke a fast by eating paprika with roasted fish, and was turned into a dog by Tonacatecuhtli as punishment. She was asso ...

, although there seems to be some conflicting opinions. * Tloque-Nahuaque, experimental god of monotheism. * Ometeotl, transcendent god of duality composed of Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl. * Ometecuhtli, god of substance. * Tonacatecuhtli, god of sustenance associated with Ometecuhtli. * Piltzintecuhtli, god of the visions. In Aztec mythology, he is associated with Mercury (the planet that is visible just before sunrise or just after sunset) and healing. *

Citlalatonac In Aztec mythology, Citlalatonac created the stars along with his wife, Citlalicue. This pair of gods are sometimes associated with the first pair of humans, Nata and Nena Nata could refer to: __NOTOC__ Places * Nata, Botswana, a village in C ...

, god of female stars in the

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. *

Mixcoatl Mixcoatl ( nah, Mixcōhuātl}, from mixtli "cloud" and cōātl "serpent"), or Camaxtle or Camaxtli, was the god of the hunt and identified with the Milky Way, the stars, and the heavens in several Mesoamerican cultures. He was the patron deity ...

, god of hunting and old god of hurricanes and storms. Mixcoatl is associated with the Milky Way. **''Amhimitl'' is Mixcoatl's harpoon (or dart), just like ''Xiuhcoatl'' is Huitzilopochtli's weapon. * Tonatiuh, a god of the sun. He is also part of the

. * Nanauatzin, a god of the sun. Nanauatzin sacrificed himself in a fire so that the sun should continue to shine. * Tecciztecatl, god who represents the male aspect of the moon. Tecciztecatl is the son of Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue. * Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, god of

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' dawn and aspect of Quetzalcoatl. He has the longest name. He and Xolotl have Venus as association as symbol of twins. * Xocotl, god of

and fire.

Four Tezcatlipocas

Tezcatlipoca Tezcatlipoca (; nci, Tēzcatl ihpōca ) was a central deity in Aztec religion, and his main festival was the Toxcatl ceremony celebrated in the month of May. One of the four sons of Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl, the God of providence, he is a ...

, creator god, lord of darkness, lord of the night, god of battles, and the lord of the

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. Tezcatlipoca is also known as the "Smoking Mirror". Tezcatlipoca is the old arch-nemesis of Quetzalcoatl. (Black Tezcatlipoca) * Quetzalcoatl, god of the life, the light and wisdom, lord of the winds and the day, and the lord of the

West West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

. Quetzalcoatl is the old arch-nemesis of

. Sometimes, Quetzalcoatl was the ruler of the

East East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

like Xipe-Totec. He is also the most-googled god in the world. (White Tezcatlipoca) *

Xipe-Totec In Aztec mythology and religion, Xipe Totec (; nci-IPA, Xīpe Totēc, ˈʃiːpe ˈtoteːk(ʷ)) or Xipetotec ("Our Lord the Flayed One") was a life-death-rebirth deity, god of agriculture, vegetation, the east, spring, goldsmiths, silversmiths, ...

, god of agriculture, fertility, seasons, metalsmiths, and disease, and the lord of the

. Xipe-Totec, once again, was the lord of the

, and Quetzalcoatl was the ruler of the

, but sometimes, they were the other way round and Xipe-Totec was the lord of the

. (Red Tezcatlipoca) * Huitzilopochtli, god of

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, human sacrifice, bloodletting, and the lord of the South. (Blue Tezcatlipoca) *

Painal In Aztec religion, Painal (also spelled Paynal or Painalton, "Little Painal"; also spelled Paynalton; nci-IPA, Payīnal, paˈjiːnaɬ, , ) was sometimes interpreted by Spanish colonists as a god (''teotl'') who served as a representative of Huit ...

, god of battles and Huitzilopochtli's messenger. * Tlacahuepan, god of war in

Toltec The Toltec culture () was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture that ruled a state centered in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico, during the Epiclassic and the early Post-Classic period of Mesoamerican chronology, reaching prominence from 950 to 1150 CE. T ...

and Huitzilopochtli's brother. * Tepeyollotl, god of the animals, darkened caves, echoes, and earthquakes. Tepeyollotl is a variant of Tezcatlipoca and is associated with mountains. * Itzcaque, god who represents Tezcatlipoca in his capacity of starting wars for his own amusement. * Chalchiutotolin, god of illness, disorder, and chaos. Chalchiutotolin absolves humans of guilt and overcomes their fate. He is also a variant of Tezcatlipoca. * Ixquitecatl, god of sorcerers. Ixquitecatl is a possible variant of Tezcatlipoca. * Itztlacoliuhqui- Ixquimilli, god of frost, ice, cold, winter, and punishment. Itztlacoliuhqui-Ixquimilli is also the god of objectivity and blindfolded justice. Itztlacoliuhqui-Ixquimilli is a variant of Tezcatlipoca and is associated with the night and the north. * Macuiltotec, god of arsenal. Macuiltotec is mainly associated with weaponry and the rites of warfare. Macuiltotec is a possible variant of Tezcatlipoca. * Itztli, god of stone and sacrifice. Itztli is a variant of Tezcatlipoca and shares his qualities with Itztlacoliuhqui-Ixquimilli.

Ballgame

* Amapan, one of the deities of the Tlachtli ball court and one of the patron deities of the ballgame Ullamaliztli. * Uappatzin, one of the deities of the Tlachtli ball court and one of the patron deities of the ballgame Ullamaliztli. Codex Borgia page 27

Sacrifice

* Itzpapalotltotec, god of sacrifice. * Miquiztlitecuhtli, god of death. * Tlaloc, god of rain, lightning, and thunder. Tlaloc is associated with fertility and agriculture. Tlaloc pierces the clouds' bellies to make them rain in the first layer of the

. * Tlaloque, gods of rain, weather, and mountains. Tláloc had also been considered the ruler of this motley group. * Chalchiuhtlatonal, god of water who is related to the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue. * Atlaua, god of water and protector of archers and fishermen. The Aztecs prayed to Atlaua when there were deaths in water. * Opochtli, god of fishing and birdcatchers. Apparently, Opochtli is the discoverer of both the harpoon and net. * Teoyaomiqui, god of flowers and dead warriors.

Earth

* Tlaltecayoa, god who is associated with the round earth. * Cipactli, crocodile god. His name means "crocodile" in Nahuatl. His name is similar to the god

. *

Itztapaltotec In Aztec religion, Itztapaltotec (sometimes spelled Iztapaltotec) is an aspect of the fertility god Xipe Totec. In the Aztec calendar, he is one of the patrons of the trecena beginning with the day One Rabbit (''ce tochtli'' in Nahuatl), alongside ...

, one of the patrons of the

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and aspect of

. * Cinteotl, god of maize. Codex Borgia page 55

Art

* Ppillimtec, god of music and poetry. * Omacatl, god of feast and joy. *

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, god of painters. * Chiconahuiehecatl, a creator god similar to the Tezcatlipocas. * Coyotlinahual, god of feather-workers. * Xoaltecuhtli, god of dream. * Xippilli, god of the verdant fields associated with summer. * Xochipilli, god of love, art, games, beauty, dance, flowers, maize, fertility, and song.

Travel

Yacatecuhtli In Aztec mythology Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. The Aztecs were Nahuatl-speaking groups living in central Mexico and much of their mythology is similar to that of other Mesoame ...

, god of commerce and bartering and patron god of commerce and travellers, especially business travellers. * Zacatzontli, god of roads. Zacatzontli can be a protector for merchants. * Tlacotzontli, god of roads. Tlacotzontli can be a protector for merchants. * Nappatecuhtli, patron god of mat-makers. *

Cochimetl In Aztec mythology, Yacatecuhtli () was a patron god A tutelary () (also tutelar) is a deity or a spirit who is a guardian, patron, or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture, or occupation. The et ...

, god of commerce, bartering, and merchants.

Goddesses

Stars

* Coyolxauhqui, goddess of the moon and leader of the Centzonhuitznahua. * Tianquiztli, goddesses of the

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. ** Citlaxoncuilli, goddess of

Ursa Major Ursa Major (; also known as the Great Bear) is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) bear," referring to and contrasting it with nearby Ursa ...

. ** Citlaltlachtli, goddess of Orion. ** Citlalcolotl, goddess of

Scorpius Scorpius is a zodiac constellation located in the Southern celestial hemisphere, where it sits near the center of the Milky Way, between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east. Scorpius is an ancient constellation that pre-dates the Gr ...

. ** Citlalozomahtli, goddess of Cepheus,

Ursa Minor Ursa Minor (Latin: 'Lesser Bear', contrasting with Ursa Major), also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation located in the far northern sky. As with the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, ...

, and

Draco Draco is the Latin word for serpent or dragon. Draco or Drako may also refer to: People * Draco (lawgiver) (from Greek: Δράκων; 7th century BC), the first lawgiver of ancient Athens, Greece, from whom the term ''draconian'' is derived * ...

. ** Citlalmiquiztli, goddess of Sagittarius and

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. ** Citlalhuitzitzilin, goddess of Columba and

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. ** Citlalmazatl, goddess of Eridanus and

Fornax Fornax () is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere, partly ringed by the celestial river Eridanus. Its name is Latin for furnace. It was named by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756. Fornax is one of the 88 modern ...

. ** Citlalolli, goddess of Leo. ** Citlalcuetzpalli, goddess of Andromeda and Pegasus. ** Citlaltecpatl, goddess of

Piscis Austrinus Piscis Austrinus is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere. The name is Latin for "the southern fish", in contrast with the larger constellation Pisces, which represents a pair of fish. Before the 20th century, it was also known a ...

and Crane. ** Citlalxonecuilli, goddess of

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and Perseus. * Citlalicue, goddess of female stars in the

. *

Metztli In Aztec mythology, Mētztli (; also rendered Meztli, Metzi, literally "Moon") was a god or goddess of the moon, the night, and farmers. They were likely the same deity as Yohaulticetl or Coyolxauhqui and the male moon god Tecciztecatl; like ...

, goddess of the moon.

Medicine

Mayahuel Mayahuel () is the female deity associated with the maguey plant among cultures of central Mexico in the Postclassic era of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology, and in particular of the Aztec cultures. As the personification of the maguey plant, ...

, goddess of

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. Mayahuel is also known as the "Woman of the 400 Breasts". Mayahuel is the mother of the Centzontotochtin.

Fertility

* Oxomo, goddess of astrology and calendars associated with nighttime. *

Cihuateteo In Aztec mythology Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. The Aztecs were Nahuatl-speaking groups living in central Mexico and much of their mythology is similar to that of other Mesoam ...

, the benevolent spirits of women who died in childbirth. Cihuateteo were likened to the spirits of male warriors who died in violent conflict, because childbirth was conceptually equivalent to the battles of Aztec culture. * Tzitzimitl (sg. / Tzitzimimeh, pl.), female deities. As such related to fertility, Tzitzimimeh were associated with the Cihuateteo and other female deities such as Tlaltecuhtli, Coatlicue, Citlalicue, and Cihuacoatl. The leader of the Tzitzimimeh was the goddess Itzpapalotl who was the ruler of Tamoanchan, the paradise where the Tzitzimimeh lived in. *

Civateteo In Aztec mythology, the Cihuateteo (; nci, Cihuātēteoh, in singular ) or "Divine Women", were the malevolent spirits of women who died in childbirth. They were likened to the spirits of male warriors who died in violent conflict, because chi ...

, vampire goddesses and also the malevolent spirits who died in childbirth. Civateteo lurk in temples or lie in wait at crossroads and are ghastly to behold. Civateteo are possibly forms of Cihuateteo. * Cihuacoatl, goddess of childbirth and picker of souls. * Coatlicue, goddess of fertility, life, death, and rebirth. * Chimalma, goddess of fertility, life, death, and rebirth. *

Xochitlicue Xochitlicue (meaning in Nahuatl 'the one that has her skirt of flowers') is the Aztec goddess of fertility, patroness of life and death, guide of rebirth, younger sister of Coatlicue, Huitzilopochtli's mother according Codex Florentine; and Chima ...

, goddess of fertility, life, death, and rebirth. * Itzpapalotl, death goddess, obsidian butterfly, and leader of the Tzitzimimeh. *

Toci Toci (; nci, tocih, , “our grandmother”) is a deity figuring prominently in the religion and mythology of the pre-Columbian Aztec civilization of Mesoamerica. In Aztec mythology, she is seen as an aspect of the mother goddess Coatlicue or X ...

, goddess of healing. Toci has also been under the name of "Teteoinnan". *

Temazcalteci In the Aztec mythology, Temazcalteci (, Nahuatl ''temāzcalli'' 'sweat bath' + ''tecitl'' 'grandmother') was the goddess of steam baths. According to Sahagún, this goddess was the goddess of medicine, Toci Toci (; nci, tocih, , “our grandmo ...

, goddess of maternity associated with Toci. * Quilaztli, aztec patron of midwives. Quilaztli is also known as Coacihuatl (serpent woman), Cuauhcihuatl (eagle woman), Yoacihuatl (warrior woman), and Tzitzimincihuatl (devil woman). These are individual honorary classes for women. * Tonantzin, goddess who is called "our mother". She is a goddess that can also be any other names (e.g. Mother Earth). *

, goddess of fires in the family hearth and volcanoes.

Underworld

* Mictecacihuatl, goddess of Mictlan (the

). She is also part of the

. * Micapetlacalli, goddess of the tomb who lived in one of nine layers of the underworld. Micapetlacalli was Nextepehua's wife. * Nesoxochi, goddess of fear who lived in one of nine layers of the underworld. Nesoxochi was Iixpuzteque's wife. * Chalmeccacihuatl, goddess who lived in one of nine layers of the underworld. Chalmeccacihuatl was Tzontemoc's wife. * Omecihuatl, goddess of substance. * Tonacacihuatl, goddess of sustenance associated with Omecihuatl. * Tianquiztli, goddesses of the

. ** Citlaxoncuilli, goddess of

. ** Citlaltlachtli, goddess of Orion. ** Citlalcolotl, goddess of

. ** Citlalozomahtli, goddess of Cepheus,

, and

. ** Citlalmiquiztli, goddess of Sagittarius and

. ** Citlalhuitzitzilin, goddess of Columba and

. ** Citlalmazatl, goddess of Eridanus and

. ** Citlalolli, goddess of Leo. ** Citlalcuetzpalli, goddess of Andromeda and Pegasus. ** Citlaltecpatl, goddess of

and Crane. ** Citlalxonecuilli, goddess of

and Perseus. * Citlalicue, goddess of female stars in the

. *

, goddess of the moon.

Sacrifice

* Itzpapalotlcihuatl, goddess of sacrifice. *

Chalchiuhtlicue Chalchiuhtlicue (from ''chālchihuitl'' "jade" and ''cuēitl'' "skirt") (also spelled Chalciuhtlicue, Chalchiuhcueye, or Chalcihuitlicue) ("She of the Jade Skirt") is an Aztec deity of water, rivers, seas, streams, storms, and baptism. Chalch ...

, goddess of running water, lakes, rivers, seas, streams, horizontal waters, storms, and baptism. * ''Acuecueyotl'' is Chalchiuhtlicue in disguise, but Acuecueyotl is also the god of rivers. * Atlatoman, patron goddess of those who are born with physical deformities or for unfortunate Mexica who suffered from open sores. This deity was also thought to be the cause of these ailments. She was impersonated by young virgins. *

Huixtocihuatl In Aztec religion, Huixtocihuatl (or Uixtochihuatl, Uixtociuatl) was a fertility goddess who presided over salt and salt water. The Aztecs considered her to be the older sister of the rain gods, including Tlaloc. Much of the information known abou ...

, goddess of salt and patron of cultivated foods (including people in the salt trade) who is also part of the

. *

Atlacoya This is a list of gods and supernatural beings from the Aztec culture, its religion and mythology. Many of these deities are sourced from Codexes (such as the Florentine Codex (Bernardino de Sahagún), the Codex Borgia (Stefano Borgia), and the i ...

, goddess of drought. * Tzapotlatena, goddess of nature.

Earth

Tlaltecuhtli Tlaltecuhtli ( Classical Nahuatl ''Tlāltēuctli'', ) is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican deity worshipped primarily by the Mexica (Aztec) people. Sometimes referred to as the "earth monster," Tlaltecuhtli's dismembered body was the basis for the wo ...

, is the old god/goddess of earth. (changed in the landscape and atmosphere) * Tlalcihuatl, another old goddess of earth. (changed in the landscape and atmosphere) * Coatlicue, goddess of earth. * Tlazolteotl, goddess of lust, carnality, passions and sexual misdeeds that she gives to the Aztecs. Tlazolteotl also forgives them. She is part of the

where they are "as lunar phases". * Ixcuiname, goddesses of carnality. ** Tiacapan, goddess of sexual passion. ** Teicu, goddess of sexual appetite. ** Tlaco, goddess of sexual longing. ** Xocotzin, goddess of sexual desire. * Chicomecoatl, goddess of agriculture. * Xilonen, goddess of maize to where she has it and is tender due to the maize. * Chicomecoatl- Xilonen, the connection of maize and agriculture. Chicomecoatl is certainly similar to Xilonen, who is sometimes referred to as Chicomecoatl.

Art

* Ayautheotl, the mysterious and unknown goddess of mist and haze. Ayautheotl is responsible for fame and vanity. * Xochiquetzal, goddess of fertility, beauty, sexual female power, protection of young mothers, pregnancy, childbirth, and women's crafts. *

, goddess of growthiness. Xochitlicue is the mother of the twins, Xochiquetzal and Xochipilli.

Travel

* Malinalxochitl, goddess or sorceress of snakes, scorpions and insects of the desert. * Ilamatecuhtli, goddess of weavers and patron goddess of weaver guilds.

References

External links

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