Aztec mythology is the collected myths and legends of the Aztec people. One of their best-known myths is the founding of the city Tenochtitlan, built on the spot where the travelers saw an eagle perched on a cactus and holding a rattlesnake, an image which endures on the Mexican flag today.
Aztec Pantheon
Chalchiuhtlicue
Prominent Aztec water goddess, patron of newborns and the sick.
Coatlicue
Aztec fertility goddess wearing a serpent skirt, and mother of Huitzilpochtli.
Huitzilopochtli
Aztec god of war, who led his people to found the city of Tenochtitlan.
Mictlantecuhtli
Skeletal Aztec god of death who ruled over Mictlan, the land of the dead.
Mixcoatl
Aztec god of the hunt, inventor of fire, and patron of the Tlaxcalan people.
Ometeotl
Aztec creator deity, formed of both Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl.
Quetzalcoatl
Aztec Feathered Serpent deity, god of winds and bringer of maize.
Tezcatlipoca
The “Smoking Mirror,” omnipresent Aztec deity ruling the modern age.
Tlaloc
Aztec god of thunder and rain, whose blessings nurtured vital crops.
Tonatiuh
The fifth and current sun of the Aztecs, whose death signals the world’s end.
Xipe Totec
The “Flayed One,” Aztec god of agriculture, seasons, fertility, and goldsmiths.
Xochiquetzal
Youthful Aztec goddess of fertility, sexuality, weaving, and the moon.
