Aztec Symbols

B. Thomas Cooper - Editor Sound and Recording - blogment - National News wire - The Infinite Echo The fall of Aztec civilization has long been the subject of great debate. This much, however, is clear. The Aztec were an extraordinary people, steeped in myth and mayhem. Their impact is still felt throughout Mexico. The Aztec Empire collapsed quickly, lasting no more than a century. Some scholars have blamed the collapse on the arrival of Hernando Cortes and the invading Spaniards but in fact, fatal disease and regional discord also played major roles in their demise. In the year 1427, the Aztecs under the ... Read Full Story

In the official Aztec religion, 144 Nahuatl names corresponded to the gods. Of these names, 66 percent belong to deities considered masculine, and 34 percent, to deities of feminine gender. According to historian Rafael Tena, the important gods of the Aztec pantheon can be identified through three different, complementary methods: 1) the analysis of the functions of the gods, 2) the frequency whereupon they received an official cult, and 3) the presence of their respective temples within the ceremonial enclosure of Tenochtitlan the Handbook of Middle American Indians (1971: 395–446) proposed distributing the Aztec gods into three groups consisting of 17 gods who ruled ... Read Full Story

According to Aztec mythology and as evidenced in the Aztec Calendar (Sun Stone), before the present age there were four previous ages, or worlds. Each world had a name that corresponded to the calendar, as well as a deity and a race of people. Each world was also associated with one of the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind. In addition to sharing the attributes of its corresponding element, the demise of that world would be dictated by its ruling element. The previous worlds, better known as “suns,” were each created out of destruction. Each sun’s demise was due to a natural catastrophe ... Read Full Story

In Aztec religion , Quetzalcoatl ( IPA : [ketsalˈkoː.aːtɬ] ) was a god of wind , creativity , fertility , and the patron god of the city of Cholula . Today Quetzalcoatl is the most well-known Aztec deity, and is often thought to have been the principal Aztec god. In reality, Quetzalcoatl was just one god in a pantheon of gods, not considered superior to the others. [1] The god Quetzalcoatl was sometimes conflated with Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl , a semi-legendary 10th century Toltec ruler. Read Full Story

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Macuilxochitl (Five Flower) He is the principal god of the Ahuiateteo and the patron god of the palace folk as well as of games and gambling, especially the patolli game. In addition, Macuilxochitl is the deity of the flowers and excessive pleasures. He punishes people by inflicting hemorrhoids and diseases of the genitals. He is closely associated and often overlapping with Xochipilli, the Flower Prince. Read Full Story

B. Thomas Cooper - Editor blogment - National News wire - The Infinite Echo The fall of Aztec civilization has long been the subject of much debate. However, this much is clear, the Aztec were an extraordinary people, steeped in myth and mayhem. Their impact is still felt throughout Mexico. The Aztec Empire collapsed quickly, lasting no more than a century. Some have blamed the collapse on Cortes, and the invading Spaniards, but in fact, disease and regional discord also played major roles. In the year 1427, the Aztecs, under the rule of Itzcoatl, and with the assistance of surrounding communities successfully conquered the ... Read Full Story