It was associated with fertility and good agricultural production and, in fact, it was called “the one who made things sprout” and also “the nectar of the earth”. Tlaloc is the god of rains and stormsand experts in Mesoamerican cultures maintain that it is possibly one of the oldest deities in the region. It is represented at the top of the pyramid of the Tenochtitlan Great Temple, with its own altar decorated with bloody red painted skulls. He was worshipped as the god of sacrifice and war. In classical Nahuatl, the name of this god means “the left-handed hummingbird” or “left-handed hummingbird”.
At birth, his family did not support him, but he used a fire serpent as a weapon and became the ruler of the Sun.Īccording to legend, when the Aztecs left their mystical home, Aztatlán, the god Huitzilopochtli told him where they should go to find a safe place to settle and found their capital, Tenochtitlan. He was the son of the goddess Coatlicue and the god Tonatiuh. This god was known as the Father of the Aztecs. Let’s learn a little bit of the rich mexica mythology and the family and etymological origin of the gods of this pre-Columbian Mexican culture. Perhaps that is why the gods of this civilization were the source of inspiration to create many of the deities in science fiction books and films.Īnother relevant fact is that, possibly due to the fact that the Mexica Empire collapsed quickly after the arrival of the Europeans to their lands, the mythology of this people is not known in depth, enveloped in a halo of mystery that has always called much interest in knowing more. and also for performing rituals in which human sacrifices were almost never lacking to quench the bloodlust of their gods. The mythology of the Aztecs was characterized by giving an important role to the Sun.