Powerful gods to the aztecs
Huitzilopochtli (whets-eel-oh-POCH-tlee)
Huitzilopochtli encouraged the Aztecs to leave their ancestral homeland and settle in the Valley of Mexico. The Aztecs believed he needed the blood of sacrificial victims to give him the strength to overcome the night’s darkness. He was the Aztec’s tribal god and had warlike aspects.
Huitzilopochtli encouraged the Aztecs to leave their ancestral homeland and settle in the Valley of Mexico. The Aztecs believed he needed the blood of sacrificial victims to give him the strength to overcome the night’s darkness. He was the Aztec’s tribal god and had warlike aspects.
Tezcatlipoca (Tez-cah-tlee-POH-kah)
The most powerful of the gods. Tezcatlipoca’s name means “Smoking Mirror,” from the black mirror he used to see visions of the future. Also called Lord of the Night Sky, he was locked in an eternal struggle with the god Huitzilopochtli.
The most powerful of the gods. Tezcatlipoca’s name means “Smoking Mirror,” from the black mirror he used to see visions of the future. Also called Lord of the Night Sky, he was locked in an eternal struggle with the god Huitzilopochtli.
Quetzalcoatl (ket-zal-COH-ahtl)
The god of wind, Quetzalcoatl’s name means “feathered serpent.” The priests offered him flowers, incense, and birds. He left Mexico after a fight with Tezcatlipoca, sailing to the east on a raft of snakeskins. The priests prophesied he would return from the east in the year “One-Reed,” bringing destruction to the Aztec empire.
The god of wind, Quetzalcoatl’s name means “feathered serpent.” The priests offered him flowers, incense, and birds. He left Mexico after a fight with Tezcatlipoca, sailing to the east on a raft of snakeskins. The priests prophesied he would return from the east in the year “One-Reed,” bringing destruction to the Aztec empire.
Tlaloc (TLAH-lzok)
The god of rain, Tlaloc could unleash deadly floods or withhold the rains for years, causing drought and famine. The Aztecs feared him because he controlled their survival.
The god of rain, Tlaloc could unleash deadly floods or withhold the rains for years, causing drought and famine. The Aztecs feared him because he controlled their survival.
Mactezuma
Mactezuma the leader of the Aztec people was known as the greatest speaker. His job was to watch the night sky for signs that might tell future events. There has been bad omens or signs for the Aztec people society. The people heard weird noises at night as if a mother was wailing for her children. One day the lake waters turned red as blood. There was also a ever present threat of the fifth sun being destroyed by a earthquake.
Mactezuma the leader of the Aztec people was known as the greatest speaker. His job was to watch the night sky for signs that might tell future events. There has been bad omens or signs for the Aztec people society. The people heard weird noises at night as if a mother was wailing for her children. One day the lake waters turned red as blood. There was also a ever present threat of the fifth sun being destroyed by a earthquake.