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Articles about Aztec mythology within Mesoamerica.
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Omecihuatl
Omecihuatl is a female figure associated with the highest level of Nahua cosmology and with the principle of sacred duality. Her name is usually translated as “Lady Two” or “Lady of Duality.” In colonial-era accounts, sh…
Ometochtli
Ometochtli, meaning “Two Rabbit” in Nahuatl, is a deity associated with pulque, the fermented drink made from the sap of the maguey or agave plant. He belongs to the religious traditions of central Mexico, especially tho…
Opochtli
Opochtli is a deity associated with fishing, aquatic resources and the practical skills of life around the lakes of central Mexico. He belongs to the religious world of the Nahua peoples, including the Mexica or Aztecs, …
Oxomoco
Oxomoco is an ancient Nahua figure associated with creation, divination and the keeping of ritual time. In Aztec and broader central Mexican traditions, she appears most often alongside Cipactonal, her male counterpart. …
Patecatl
Patecatl is a deity of ancient Nahua religion, commonly described as a god associated with medicine, healing substances, and the preparation of pulque. He belongs to the wider group of supernatural beings connected with …
Popocatepetl
Popocatépetl is an active volcano in central Mexico and one of the most recognisable sacred mountains of the Nahua-speaking world. Its name comes from Nahuatl and is commonly translated as “Smoking Mountain.” Although it…
Pulque
Pulque is a fermented alcoholic drink made from the sweet sap of the maguey, or agave, plant. In the religious traditions of central Mexico, especially those associated with the Mexica—often called the Aztecs—pulque was …
Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl is one of the most important and complex divine figures associated with the Aztec, or Mexica, religious world. His name comes from Nahuatl: Quetzalcōātl, commonly translated as “Quetzal Serpent” or “Precious…
Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan was one of the greatest cities of ancient Mesoamerica and, many centuries after its decline, became a sacred place in Aztec mythology. Located northeast of modern Mexico City, the city flourished long before …
Tamoanchan
Tamoanchan is a mythical place associated with the religious traditions of central Mexico, especially those recorded in Nahuatl-speaking communities during the early colonial period. It is often described as a sacred par…
Tecciztecatl
Tecciztecatl is a figure in Aztec and wider Nahua mythology who becomes the Moon in the creation story of the Fifth Sun. He is best known for his rivalry with Nanahuatzin, the humble, diseased god who becomes the Sun. Te…