Aztec Mythology

Aztec Gods

By Mythopedia StaffLast updated on Nov 29, 2022
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List of Aztec Gods

  • Chalchiuhtlicue

    Prominent Aztec water goddess, patron of newborns and the sick.

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    Chalchiuhtlicue, Aztec Goddess of Water (3:2)

  • Coatlicue

    Aztec fertility goddess wearing a serpent skirt, and mother of Huitzilpochtli.

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    Coatlicue, Aztec Mother of the Gods (3:2)

  • Huitzilopochtli

    Aztec god of war, who led his people to found the city of Tenochtitlan.

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    Huitzilopochtli, Aztec God of War (3:2)

  • Mictlantecuhtli

    Skeletal Aztec god of death who ruled over Mictlan, the land of the dead.

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    Mictlantecuhtli, Aztec God of the Dead (3:2)

  • Mixcoatl

    Aztec god of the hunt, inventor of fire, and patron of the Tlaxcalan people.

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    Mixcoatl, Aztec God of the Hunt (3:2)

  • Ometeotl

    Aztec creator deity, formed of both Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl.

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    Ometeotl, Aztec Lord of the Duality (3:2)

  • Quetzalcoatl

    Aztec Feathered Serpent deity, god of winds and bringer of maize.

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    Quetzalcoatl, Aztec Feathered Serpent God (3:2)

  • Tezcatlipoca

    The “Smoking Mirror,” omnipresent Aztec deity ruling the modern age.

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    Tezcatlipoca, Aztec Smoking Mirror (3:2)

  • Tlaloc

    Aztec god of thunder and rain, whose blessings nurtured vital crops.

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    Tlaloc, Aztec God of Rain (3:2)

  • Tonatiuh

    The fifth and current sun of the Aztecs, whose death signals the world’s end.

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    Tonatiuh, Aztec Fifth Sun God (3:2)

  • Xipe Totec

    The “Flayed One,” Aztec god of agriculture, seasons, fertility, and goldsmiths.

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    Xipe Totec, Aztec Flayed One (3:2)

  • Xochiquetzal

    Youthful Aztec goddess of fertility, sexuality, weaving, and the moon.

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    Xochiquetzal, Aztec Goddess of Fertility (3:2)