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Aztec Mythology

In the beginning there was Ometeotl, (known Ilhuicateotl « Sky god », Moyocoyan « Whom invented himself and created himself », Tloque Nahuaque « Mighty », Ipalnemohuani « Surrounding »), god of the duality, who divided himself in to two primordial beings Ometecuhtli (the male essence of the creator) and Omecihuatl (the female essence of the creator).

• Do not confuse the divinities with sacred activities, tools, coadjutors or devotions.
• Commonly the suffixes of the Aztec names are exchanged "Lli", "Li", "Tl", "Tli", "Tlli".
• Occasionally the initials of the Aztec names are changed "Ch", "C", "Qu", "X", "K", "Z".
• Aztec codex are Borgia, Fejérváry-Mayer, Chimalpopoca, Magliabechiano, Borbonicus, Ríos, Vaticanus, Laud, Cospi, Ixtlilxochitl, Telleriano-Remensis

C

• Modern Spellings: Coatlicue (En, Fr, Es, It)
• Nahuatl Name: Cōātlicuē
• Derivations: Coatlantonan, Atlatotnan, Coatlantonan, Cihuacohuatl, Cihuateotl
• God Of: Fertility, Earth
• Parents: God Tlaltecuhtli & Goddess Tlalcihuatl
• Siblings: Chimalma, Xochitlicue, Cinteotl, Quinametzin
• Spouse: Mixcoatl
• Offspring: Centzonmimixcoa, Centzonhuitznahua, Coyolxauhqui, Huitzilopochtli
• Animals: Snakes
• Plants: None
• Iconography: None
• Codex: Borgia, Fejérváry-Mayer

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• Modern Spellings: (En, Fr, Es, It)
• Nahuatl Name:
• Derivations:
• God Of:
• Parents:
• Siblings:
• Spouse:
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H

— Modern Spellings: Huitzilopochtli (En, Fr, Es, It)
— Nahuatl Name: Huitzilōpōchtli
— Derivations: Yaotecuhtli, Yaotzin, Uitzilopochtli, Inaquizcaotl, Omiteotl-Inaquizcaotl, Teoyaotlatohua, Mextli, Mexitl, Tetzauhteotl, Painalton, Tetzahuitl, Tetzahuitl
— God Of: Will, War, Sun

—Parents:

[1] God Ometecuhtli & Goddess Omecihuatl [2] God Mixcoatl & Goddess Coatlicue

—Siblings:

[1] Tezcatlipoca, Xipe-Totec, Quetzalcoatl [2] Centzonmimixcoa, Centzonhuitznahua, Coyolxauhqui

— Spouse: None
— Offspring: None
— Animals: Hummingbird
— Plants: None
— Iconography: None
— Codex: Borgia, Telleriano-Remensis

T

• Modern Spellings: Tezcatlipoca (En, Fr, Es, It)
• Nahuatl Name: Tezcatlīpoca
• Derivations: Yayauhqui-Tezcatlipoca, Yaotl, Yoaltecuhtli, Yoaltecutli, Tliltecuhtli, Omacatl, Tlacanexquimilli, Omacatl, Titlacauan, Teonexquimilli, Teoxonecuilli, Tlacatecolotl, Necocyaotl, Techimaltini, Tlacanexquimilli, Teonexquimilli, Tlanempopoloa, Tlanempopoloa, Yoalehecatl
• God Of: Providence, Sky
• Parents: God Ometecuhtli & Goddess Omecihuatl
• Siblings: Xipe-Totec, Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopochtli
• Spouse: None
• Offspring: None
• Animals: Tiger
• Plants: None
• Iconography: Obsidian Mirror
• Codex: Borgia, Fejérváry-Mayer

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• Modern Spellings: Tlaloc (En, Fr, It) Tláloc (Es)
• Nahuatl Name: Tlālōc
• Derivations: Ehecacoamixtli, Tlaloccantecutli, Tepeyolotli, Nonoalco, Nonohualco, Tlaloctlamacazqui
• God Of: Rain, Lightning, Earthquakes
• Parents: Tlacapillachihualoyan
• Siblings: Chalchiuhtlicue
• Spouse: Chalchiuhtlicue
• Offspring: Tlaloques, Tlaloquetotontli, Huixtocihuatl, Tecciztecatl
• Animals: None
• Plants: None
• Iconography: None
• Codex: Borgia, Fejérváry-Mayer

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• Modern Spellings: Tlaltecuhtli (En, Fr, Es, It)
• Nahuatl Name: Tlaltecuhtli
• Derivations: Tlalcihuatl
• God Of: Earth
• Parents: God Tonacatecuhtli & Goddess Tonacacihuatl
• Siblings: Tlalcihuatl
• Spouse: Tlalcihuatl
• Offspring: Chimalma, Coatlicue, Xochitlicue, Cinteotl, Quinametzin
• Animals: None
• Plants: None
• Iconography: None
• Codex: Borgia

Q

— Modern Spellings: Quetzalcoatl (En, Fr, It) Quetzalcóatl (Es)
— Nahuatl Name: Quetzalcohuātl
— Derivations: Iztauhqui-Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl-Ehecatl
— God Of: Knowledge, Wisdom, Sun

— Parents:

[1] God Ometecuhtli & Goddess Omecihuatl [2] God Mixcoatl & Goddess Coatlicue

— Siblings:

[1] Tezcatlipoca, Xipe-Totec, Huitzilopochtli [2] Xolotl, Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli

— Spouse: None
— Offspring: None
— Animals: Feathered Serpent
— Plants: None
— Iconography: None
— Codex: Borgia, Fejérváry-Mayer, Chimalpopoca

M

• Modern Spellings: Mictlantecuhtli (En, Fr, Es, It)
• Nahuatl Name: Mictlantecuhtli
• Derivations: Chalmecateuctli, Tzontemoc, Mictlan, Mictlantli, Tlalchitonatiuh, Nextepehua
• God Of: Underworld
• Parents: God Tonacatecuhtli & Goddess Tonacacihuatl
• Siblings: Mictlancihuatl
• Spouse: Mictlancihuatl
• Offspring: Xoaltecuhtli, Miquiztlitecuhtli, Ixpuxtlequi, Nexoxcho, Nextepehua, Miccapetlacalli
• Animals: None
• Plants: None
• Iconography: None
• Codex: Borgia

X

• Modern Spellings: Xochiquetzal (En, Fr, It) Xochiquétzal (Es)
• Nahuatl Name: Xōchiquetzal
• Derivations: None
• God Of: Beauty, Love, Flowers, Arts, Youth
• Parents: Tlacapillachihualoyan
• Siblings: Xochipilli
• Spouse: Xochipilli
• Offspring: Centeotl
• Animals: None
• Plants: Flowers
• Iconography: None
• Codex: Borgia

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• Modern Spellings: Xochipilli (En, Fr, Es, It)
• Nahuatl Name: Xochipilli
• Derivations: None
• God Of: Love, Poetry, Dance, Music, Games
• Parents: Tlacapillachihualoyan
• Siblings: Xochiquetzal
• Spouse: Xochiquetzal
• Offspring: Centeotl
• Animals: None
• Plants: Flowers
• Iconography: None
• Codex: Borgia

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• Modern Spellings: Xiuhtecuhtli (En, Fr, Es, It)
• Nahuatl Name: Xiuhtecuhtli
• Derivations: Huehueteotl, Huehuetiliztli, Ixcozauhqui, Milintoc, Yxcocauhqui, Cuecaltzin, Viveteutl, Ybebeyoban, Xiuhtototl
• God Of: Fire
• Parents: Tlacapillachihualoyan
• Siblings: Xantico
• Spouse: Xantico
• Offspring: Xiuhtecuhtli-Iztac, Xiuhtecuhtli-Tlatlauhqui, Xiuhtecuhtli-Cozauhqui, Xiuhtecuhtli-Xoxoauhqui
• Animals: None
• Plants: None
• Iconography: None
• Codex: Borgia

Bibliography

1. ↑ (es) Primo Feliciano Velázquez, Códice Chimalpopoca. Anales de Cuauhtitlán y Leyenda de los Soles, México, Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, 1975, 161 p. (ISBN 968-36-2747-1)
2. ↑ (es) Adela Fernández, Dioses Prehispánicos de México, México, Panorama Editorial, 1998, 162 p. (ISBN 968-38-0306-7)
3. ↑ (es) Cecilio Agustín Robelo, Diccionario de Mitología Nahua, México, Biblioteca Porrúa. Imprenta del Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Historia y Etnología, 1905, 851 p. (ISBN 978-9684327955)
4. ↑ (es) Otilia Meza, El Mundo Mágico de los Dioses del Anáhuac, México, Editorial Universo México, 1981, 153 p. (ISBN 968-35-0093-5)
5. ↑ (en) Patricia Turner and Charles Russell Coulter, Dictionary of Ancient Deities, United States, Oxford University Press, 2001, 608 p. (ISBN 0-19-514504-6)
6. ↑ (en) Michael Jordan, Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, United States, Library of Congress, 2004, 402 p. (ISBN 0-8160-5923-3)
7. ↑ François-Marie Bertrand, Dictionnaire universel, historique et comparatif, de toutes les religions du monde : comprenant le judaisme, le christianisme, le paganisme, le sabéisme, le magisme, le druidisme, le brahmanisme, le bouddhismé, le chamisme, l'islamisme, le fétichisme; Volumen 1,2,3,4, France, Migne, 1881, 602 p.