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Top 10 Aztec Symbols and Their Meanings

The Aztec civilization, just like those of the Maya, Inca, and the other major Mesoamerican and South American civilizations, was steeped in religious and ...

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19 Interesting Facts About the Aztecs That Will Surprise You

The history of the Aztecs is a history of a glorious development of a group of people into a bustling civilization. The Aztec Empire encompassed Mesoamerica ...

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Mictlāntēcutli  – The Aztec God of Death

Mictlantecuhtli is one of the principal gods of the Aztecs and one of the strangest characters in the world’s many mythologies. As a god of death, ...

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Coatlicue – Aztec Earth Mother of the Gods

Coatlicue was an Aztec goddess who played a critical role in Aztec mythology. She is the mother of the moon, stars, and the sun, and her myths are tied ...

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Tlaloc – Aztec God of Rain and Earthly Fertility

The Aztecs associated the cycle of rain with agriculture, land fertility, and prosperity. This is why Tlaloc, the god of rain, enjoyed a prominent place ...

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Tezcatlipoca – Aztec God of Conflict and Change

As many civilizations did, the Aztecs created their own myths, filling them with stories of powerful gods that played significant roles in everyday life. ...

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Aztec vs Maya Calendar – Similarities and Differences

The Aztec and Maya people are the two most famous and influential Mesoamerican civilizations. They shared many similarities as they both were established in ...

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How Important Was Human Sacrifice to the Aztecs?

The Aztec empire is famous for many things – its thunderous conquest of Central America, its fascinating religion and culture, its enormous pyramid temples, ...

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The Aztec Calendar – Importance, Use, and Relevance

The Aztec or Mexica calendar is one of several prominent Mesoamerican calendars. However, as the Aztec empire was in its heyday at the time of the arrival ...

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Huitzilopochtli – The Aztec Sun and War God

For most of Aztec history, Huitzilopochtli was worshipped as the patron deity of the Aztec empire. In his name the Aztecs built gigantic temples, performed ...

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