The Aztec civilization may have peaked more than 500 years ago, but all the Aztec gods and goddesses remain culturally ...

In fact, the mask's raised turquoise may depict the wart-faced god Nanahuatzin, who, according to Aztec mythology, sacrificed himself to the fire and emerged to become the sun. Kristina Killgrove ...

Here, in this store of unborn souls, they waited until the gods decided to place them in their mother’s belly. Aztec adults also firmly believed in the divine supervision of childbirth ...

Mictlán, the underworld of Aztec mythology, was thought to be divided into nine regions, depending on how the deceased died. Within the Mesoamerican region, it is believed a dog guides the ...

"There were several Aztec gods that were represented by skulls, so they were probably invoking these gods. I don't think they were supposed to have specific powers or anything like that." ...