Revealing little things to know about the Aztec gods

Most gods who have good and bad sides or Ometecuhtli are the only gods without temples ... are little known about the Aztec gods.

Most gods who have good and bad sides or Ometecuhtli are the only gods without temples . are little known about the Aztec gods.

Little things to know about the Aztec gods

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Most gods, Aztec goddesses have good sides and bad faces - representing two personalities in each god.This is one of the few things to know about the Aztec gods.

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Aztec civilization has hundreds of gods.In particular, more than two thirds of gods are male.The goddess occupies quite a small amount.Even the real world of the Aztec empire is also the world of men.

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In the Aztec civilization, the gods are sacrificed by humans.Human sacrifices are quite common in ancient civilizations.However, the Aztec civilization sacrificed human beings to the gods more than any civilization in history.The sacrifice of the Aztecs was carried out at the Pyramid of the Sun and Moon.

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Xipe Totec is the god of suffering, illness and goldsmith.The Aztecs have a habit of worshiping this god that is quite creepy to skin the slave and then put on his skin.

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Tlaloc is the water god of the Aztecs, worshiped as the god of life and food.When someone makes Tlaloc god angry, he will have to suffer the wrath of this god who is hail, thunder .

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Camaxtli is the god of war, hunting and fate of the Aztecs.He was one of the four gods who created the world according to the conception of the Aztecs.

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Ometecuhtli is the only Aztec god without a temple.

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Xochiquetzal is the goddess of love, vegetation, art and prostitute protection.This god was taken to the underworld by Xolotl by eating the forbidden fruit.

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Ometeotl is the name for the two gods Aztec Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl.According to some documents, these two gods are a couple.There are also documents indicating that these two gods were in fact described as a semi-male god.

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In Aztec mythology, Quetzalcoatl is the god who created man.Quetzalcoatl took human bones from the underworld and added his own blood to bring life to humans.

Update 18 December 2018
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