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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 informants).
Huitzilopochtli (Classical Nahuatl: Huītzilōpōchtli, IPA: [wiːt͡siloːˈpoːt͡ʃt͡ɬi] ⓘ) is the solar and war deity of sacrifice in Aztec religion. [3] . He was also the patron god of the Aztecs and their capital city, Tenochtitlan. He wielded Xiuhcoatl, the fire serpent, as a weapon, thus also associating Huitzilopochtli with fire.
29 lis 2021 · Quetzalcoatl, better known as the Feathered Serpent, was one of the most important Aztec gods and a jack of all trades. He is seen as the very god that gave life to (the Aztec) people. So, how did he do it? This is connected to the sun cycles of Aztec mythology.
Huitzilopochtli, Aztec sun and war god, one of the two principal deities of Aztec religion, often represented in art as either a hummingbird or an eagle. Huitzilopochtli’s name is a cognate of the Nahuatl words huitzilin, “hummingbird,” and opochtli, “left.”
21 paź 2021 · Huitzilopochtli was one of the most revered and feared gods in the Aztec pantheon. Although there were many Aztec gods associated with war and warfare, Huitzilopochtli was the primary god of war. A tribal god of the Mexicas, Huitzilopochtli was beseeched to grant the people victory over their enemies.
24 cze 2023 · The Aztec gods were divided into three groups, each supervising one aspect of the universe: weather, agriculture and warfare. Here are 8 of the most important Aztec gods and goddesses. 1. Huitzilopochtli – ‘The Hummingbird of the South’ Huitzilopochtli was the father of the Aztecs and the supreme god for the Méxica.
27 maj 2024 · Scholars have identified over 200 gods and goddesses in the Aztec pantheon, divided into three groups: gods of weather and agricultural fertility, gods of war and sacrifice, and gods of the night and underworld. These divine beings were deeply interwoven into Aztec culture and daily life.
