Gods and Goddesses of the Aztecs

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Gods and Goddesses of the Aztecs

Metztli	Moon god.
Mictlantecutli	Lord of the dead and ruler of the Aztec underworld. Often seen as a skeleton or a figure wearing a skull. His animals are the spider, owl and bat.
Mixcoatl	God of the hunt and war. Also ruler of the polar star.
Nanauatzin	God who sacrificed himself in a fire so that the sun could shine on the world.
Omecihuatl	Creator Goddess.
Ometecuhtli	Creator god and god of fire. The highest god of the Aztec pantheon. Ruled over duality and the unity of opposites.
Opochtli	God of fishing, hunting and bird snaring.
Patecatl	God of healing and fertility.
Paynal	Messenger god to Huitzilopochtli.
Quetzalcoatl	Creator god and wise legislator. God of the wind, water and fertility. Light skinned and bearded, or represented as a feathered, flying snake.
Tecciztecatl	Moon god.
Teoyaomqui	God of dead warriors.
Tepeyollotl	God of caves and the earth. Believed to create earthquakes and the echo. His animal is the jaguar.
Teteoinnan	Mother of the gods.
Tezcatlipoca	God of night and material things. A tempter, he often tried to urge men to evil as a test of their moral character. Sometimes seen as the opposite of spiritual Quetzalcoatl.
Tlahuixcalpantecuhtli	God of the dawn and Venus as the morning star. An aspect of Quetzalcoatl.
Tlaloc	God of rain, agriculture, fire and the south.
Tlaltecuhtli	Monster earth god.
Tlazolteotl	Earth Mother-Goddess, and Goddess of sex.
Tonatiuh	Aztec sun-god and god of warriors.
Tzitzimime	God of the stars.
Ueuecoyotl	God of sex and irresponsible merrymaking.
Xilonen	Goddess of maize. Called 'the hairy one' for the tassels of the corn.
Xipe Totec	God of agriculture, spring and the turning of the seasons. Flayed himself each year to offer food for humans (as a maize seed loses it's outer skin). After he shed his skin, he appeared as a shining, golden god.
Xiuhcoatl	Fire-snake. God of drought and scorched earth.
Xiuhtecutli	Also called Huehueteotl. The senior deity of the Aztec pantheon. He is the personification of light in the darkness, warmth in coldness, and life in death. Often depicted with a red or yellow face.
Xochipilli	God of flowers, love, games, beauty, song and dance.
Xochiquetzal	Goddess of birds, butterflies, song, dance and love. Also a protector of artisans, prostitutes, pregnant women and birth.
Xocotl	God of fire and the stars.
Xolotl	God of lightning who guides the dead to the underworld. Seen as the twin brother of Quetzalcoatl. Depicted as a skeleton or a man with the head of a dog.
Yacatecuhtli	God of traveling merchants.