Xochiquetzal – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Xochiquetzal went unpunished for her actions while Yappan was turned into a scorpion for his insolence. Pop Culture. The Mexican artist Rurru Mipanochia named her 2017 art exhibit Xochiquetzal: Erotismo y Procreation after Xochiquetzal. Her work embraced the “gender and sexual emancipation of millennial Mexico City,” and the freedom to ...
Quetzalcoatl – Mythopedia
2023年1月24日 · Quetzalcoatl was the Aztec’s Feathered Serpent god, controller of winds and bringer of maize. A clever shapeshifter, he used his wits to trick the Lord and Lady of Death into giving him the bones that he shaped into mankind.
Tezcatlipoca – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Tezcatlipoca, the “Smoking Mirror,” was a powerful Aztec creator deity represented by an obsidian mirror. Frequently in conflict with his brother Quetzalcoatl, he sacrificed his foot to a sea monster to create the world from its body.
Tlaloc - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Tlaloc was the Aztec god of thunder and rain, one of the longest continually worshiped gods in the pantheon. Usually beneficent but occasionally fickle, he was offered sacrifices to ensure that the seasonal rains arrived on time.
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Chalchiuhtlicue - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Chalchiuhtlicue was the Aztec goddess of oceans, rivers, springs, and lakes, and patron of newborns and the sick. She represented the fourth sun of the Aztecs, and cried tears of blood when accused of faking her feelings.
Xipe Totec - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Xipe Totec, literally “Our Lord the Flayed One,” was the Aztec god of agriculture, seasons, and goldsmiths. He was worshiped with rituals of gladiatorial combat and human sacrifice, culminating with his priests wearing the victim’s flayed skin.
Ometeotl – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Ometeotl was the Aztecs’ original creator deity, composed of husband Ometecuhtli and wife Omecihautl. After creating themselves and four of the most powerful gods of the pantheon, they left to reside in the highest heaven.
Aztec Gods - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · The Aztec gods and goddesses were a bloodthirsty group whose constant warring with each other led to a cycle of death and rebirth for all humanity. Each of the first four ages was ruled by a different deity, or “sun,” and each age ended in violence before a …
Medb – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Medb was the warrior Queen of Connacht, a proud, cunning, and desirable woman from the Celtic Ulster Cycle. She is best known for initiating the Cattle Raid of Cooley to steal Ulster’s prize b