Like most gods in the Aztec pantheon, Tezcatlipoca is difficult to define in a succinct manner. He was a multifaceted figure, embodying a variety of concepts ranging from the night sky to conflict and ...

The Aztec civilization was deeply spiritual, with a vast pantheon of gods influencing every aspect of life. Their religion was built on a balance between creation and destruction, embodied by deities ...

These supernatural beings reflected the nuances of Aztec culture, from Tezcatlipoca, the creator god, to Chicomecoatl, the patron goddess of farmers. At the heart of Aztec mythology was the ...

The archaeologists also have detected a sculpture that could be of the Aztec rain god Tlaloc, or of the god of the sky and earth Tezcatlipoca. In addition, the dig has turned up five skulls and a ...

She readies an altar at the top of the room as others strap rattling instruments around their ankles called Chachayotes Huesos in the Nahuatl Aztec language. Copal incense gently rises.

The old Templo Mayor in the city of Tenochtitlan before the arrival of the Spanish. Credits: Public Domain The Aztec Empire was one of the most dominant forces the world had ever seen, but it would ...

Genetic testing has ended a 20-year debate between a Native American tribe and the U.S. government over the origins of the world’s oldest natural mummy, which has now finally been laid to rest. The ...

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