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Aztec And Mayan Gods |
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Aztec and Mayan Godshttp://www.sneaker.net.au/docs/encyclo/D6.HTM Ah KinchilIn Maya mythology, Ah Kinchil is the sun god. Ah PuchIn Maya mythology, Ah Puch is the god of death. Ahau ChamahezIn Maya mythology, Ahau Chamahez was one of two gods of medicine. AhmakiqIn Maya mythology, Ahmakiq is a god of agriculture. He locks up the wind when it threatens to destroy the crops. AkhushtalIn Maya mythology, Akhushtal is the goddess of childbirth. BacabsIn Maya mythology, the bacabs are the canopic gods. They stand at the four corners of the world supporting the heavens. CenteotlIn Aztec mythology, Centeotl was the corn god. He was a son of Tlazolteotl and the husband of Xochiquetzal. ChalchiuhtlicueIn Aztec mythology, Chalchiuhtlicue was the goddess of running water. She was the sister of Tlaloc. ChanticoIn Aztec mythology, Chantico was the goddess of hearth fires and volcanoes. ChicomecoatlIn Aztec mythology, Chicomecoatl was the goddess of corn and fertility. CihuacoatlIn Aztec mythology, Cihuacoatl was a goddess whose roaring signalled war. Cit Bolon TumIn Maya mythology, Cit Bolon Tum was a god of medicine. EhecatlIn Aztec mythology, Ehecatl was the god of wind. EkahauIn Maya mythology, Ekahau is the god of travellers and merchants. HuitzilopochtliIn Aztec mythology, Huitzilopochtli was the son of Coatlicue and a god of war and the sun. HuixtocihuatlIn Aztec mythology, Huixtocihuatl is the goddess of salt. ItzpapalotlIn Aztec mythology, Itzpapalotl is a goddess of agriculture. Ix ChelIn Maya mythology, Ix Chel is the goddess of the moon. IxtabIn Maya mythology, Ixtab is the goddess of the hanged. She receives their souls into paradise. IxtliltonIn Aztec mythology, Ixtlilton was the god of healing, feasting and games. Kan-u-UayeyabIn Maya mythology, Kan-u-Uayeyab was the god who guarded cities. Kinich KakmoIn Maya mythology, Kinich Kakmo is the sun god symbolised by the Macaw. KisinIn Maya mythology, Kisin is the evil earthquake spirit. He lives beneath the earth in a purgatory where all souls except those of soldiers killed in battle and women who died in childbirth spend some time. Suicides are doomed to his realm for eternity. KukucanIn Maya mythology, Kukucan is the wind god. MacuilxochitlIn Aztec mythology, Macuilxochitl was the god of music and dance. MayahuelIn Aztec mythology, Mayahuel was a goddess of maguey. MetztliIn Aztec mythology, Metztli was the moon god. MictlanIn Aztec mythology, Mictlan was the underworld. It was the home of all the dead except warriors and women who died in labour. MictlantecuhtliIn Aztec mythology, Mictlantecuhtli was the god of Mictlan and the dead. MitnalIn Maya mythology, Mitnal was the underworld hell where the wicked were tortured. NaconIn Maya mythology, Nacon was the god of war. OmetecuhtliIn Aztec mythology, Ometecuhtli was the god of duality. PatecatlIn Aztec mythology, Patecatl was the god of medicine. PaynalIn Aztec mythology, Paynal was the messenger to Huitzilopochtli. QuetzalcoatiIn Aztec and Toltec mythology, Quetzalcoati was the feathered serpant god. QuetzalcoatlIn ancient Mexican mythology, Quetzalcoatl was the god of the air. He presided over commerce, and was said to have predicted the coming of the Spaniards. TeoyaomquiIn Aztec mythology, Teoyaomqui is the god of dead warriors. TlalocIn Aztec mythology, Tlaloc is the great rain and fertility god. He lived at Tlalocan with the corn goddesses. TlalocanIn Aztec mythology, Tlalocan was the paradise of Tlaloc. It was where the souls of those killed by lightning, dropsy, skin diseases and those sacrificed to Tlaloc went. TlazolteotlIn Aztec mythology, Tlazolteotl was the goddess of licentiousness. TonacatecuhtliIn Aztec mythology, Tonacatecuhtli was the creator and provider of food. TonatiuhIn Aztec mythology, Tonatiuh was a sun-god, the eagle and heavenly warrior. XilonenIn Aztec mythology, Xilonen was the goddess of young maize. She was a wife of Tezcatlipoca. Xipe TotecIn Aztec mythology, Xipe Totec was the god of seedtime. XochipilliIn Aztec mythology, Xochipilli was the god of feasting and young maize. YacatecuhtliIn Aztec mythology, Yacatecuhtli was the god of merchant adventurers. YaxcheIn Maya mythology, Yaxche is the tree of heaven under which good souls rejoice. Yum KaaxIn Maya mythology, Yum Kaax is the maize god. |
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