Mesoamerican mythology and religion

collection of myths of the Aztec civilization

myths of Maya civilization

the central figures of the Popol Vuh

thumb|Head of Old God, Huehueteotl, held at the Birmingham Museum of Art

beliefs of the ancient Maya people

thumb| killing as depicted in the Florentine Codex In Aztec mythology, the ' ( or, the plural, ', ) were the gods of the southern stars. These "four hundred" (i.e. innumerable) brothers appear in some versions of the origin story of , the god of the sun and war. In these myths, the Centzonhuītznāhua and their sister feel dishonored upon learning that their mother, the goddess , had become impregnated by a ball of feathers that she had tucked into her bodice. The children conspire to kill their mother, but their plan is thwarted when, upon approaching their mother, sprang from the womb—fully gr

Mesoamerican religion of the Aztecs

Ritualistic killing of children in pre-Columbian cultures

set of nine gods in Mesoamerican mythology

pre-Columbian Mesoamerican (Maya, Aztec, Izapan, Mixtec, Olmec &c.) cosmological motif embodying the cardinal directions, connecting the underworld and the sky with the terrestrial realm; dates from the Mid/Late Formative periods

Citlalatonac was a god in Aztec mythology.

In Aztec mythology, the ' ( or ': the "Four Hundred Mimixcoa", Cloud Serpents) are the gods of the northern stars. They are sons of Camaxtle-Mixcoatl with the Earth Goddess (Tlaltecuhtli or Coatlicue), according to the Codex Ramírez, or Tonatiuh (the Fifth Sun) with Chalchiuhtlicue, the goddess of the seas.

mesoamerican religion

Aztec mythology belief