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Chalchiuhtlicue is the Aztec goddess of water, rivers, seas, streams, storms, and baptism, whose name in Nahuatl means "jade skirt", from chālchiuhtli "jade, precious stone" and cuēitl "skirt". She was also known as Chal...

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Chimalma F Aztec Aztec

Chimalma (Nahuatl: Chīmalmā) is an Aztec goddess whose name means "shield hand", derived from chīmalli "shield" and māitl "hand." She is best known as the mother of the important Mesoamerican deities Quetzalcoatl and Xol...

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Coatlicue F Aztec Aztec

Coatlicue (Classical Nahuatl: cōātl īcue, pronounced [koː(w)aːˈt͡ɬiːkʷeː]) is the Aztec goddess known from the mythology of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Her name means "snake skirt" in Nahuatl, derived from cōātl "snake" a...

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Coyolxauhqui F Aztec Aztec

Coyolxauhqui is an Aztec name from the Nahuatl language, meaning "painted with bells," derived from coyolli ("bell") and xuah ("face painting"). In Aztec mythology, she is the daughter of the earth goddess Coatlicue and...

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Ehecatl M Nahuatl Aztec Nahuatl Aztec

Ehecatl is a name of Nahuatl origin, meaning "wind". In Aztec mythology, Ehecatl was the god of wind, often considered an aspect of the Feathered Serpent deity Quetzalcoatl, and was thus known as Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl.Ety...

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Huitzilopochtli M Aztec Aztec

Huitzilopochtli (Classical Nahuatl: Huītzilōpōchtli) was the supreme solar and war deity in Aztec religion, as well as the patron god of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City). The name derives from Nahuatl...

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Metztli F Nahuatl Aztec Nahuatl Aztec

Metztli is the Nahuatl word for “moon” and the name of a central deity in Aztec mythology. This figure, sometimes rendered as Meztli or Metzi, was associated with the moon, night, and farmers. As a lunar deity, Metztli p...

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Meztli F Nahuatl Aztec Nahuatl Aztec

Meztli is a variant spelling of Metztli, the Nahuatl word for “moon.” In Aztec mythology, Metztli (also rendered Meztli or Metzi) was a deity of the moon, the night, and farmers. The moon god or goddess was an important...

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Mictlantecuhtli M Aztec Aztec

Mictlantecuhtli (also spelled Mictlāntēcutli) is the Aztec god of the dead and king of Mictlan, the underworld. This name comes from Nahuatl, where Mictlan means "place of the dead" and tecuhtli means "lord," so the full...

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Quetzalcoatl M Aztec Aztec

Quetzalcoatl is a central deity in Aztec mythology and among other Mesoamerican cultures, whose name means "feathered snake" in Nahuatl, from quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and cōātl "snake". This name refle...

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Tezcatlipoca M Aztec Aztec

Tezcatlipoca is a prominent deity in Aztec mythology, whose name means "smoking mirror" in Nahuatl, derived from tezcatl "mirror" and pōctli "smoke". As one of the chief gods, he was associated with the night sky, winds,...

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Tlaloc M Nahuatl Aztec Nahuatl Aztec

Tlaloc (Classical Nahuatl: Tláloc) is the name of the Aztec god of rain and fertility. The name likely derives from the Nahuatl word tlālloh, meaning "covered with earth", from tlālli meaning "earth, land, soil". This et...

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Tonatiuh M Nahuatl Aztec Nahuatl Aztec

Tonatiuh (Nahuatl: Tōnatiuh, meaning "sun") is an Aztec name that refers to both a sun deity and the celestial body itself. The name comes from the Nahuatl root "tona," meaning "to be warm" or "to give off heat," and can...

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Xochipilli M Aztec Aztec

Xochipilli is the Aztec god of beauty, youth, love, passion, sex, sexuality, homosexuality, fertility, arts, song, music, dance, painting, writing, games, playfulness, nature, vegetation and flowers in Aztec mythology. H...

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Xochiquetzal F Nahuatl Aztec Nahuatl Aztec

Xochiquetzal is the name of the Aztec goddess of love, flowers, and the earth, derived from the Nahuatl words xōchitl ("flower") and quetzalli ("quetzal feather, precious thing"). She is often considered the twin sister...

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Xolotl M Aztec Aztec

Xolotl is a name of uncertain meaning, possibly from Nahuatl words for "servant" or "cornstalk." In Aztec mythology, Xolotl was a monstrous, dog-headed god who served as a psychopomp, guiding the dead to Mictlan, the und...

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