Xiuhtecuhtli, whose name means "turquoise lord" in the Nahuatl language, was the Aztec "new fire" god. The Aztecs kept a "holy fire" continuously burning in the Fire Temple at Tenochtitlan ...

New details on human sacrifices made to the Aztec god of rain Tlaloc, were discussed at an event organized by the Mexican ...

It wasn't until 1978 that the temple dedicated to the Aztec gods Huitzilopochtli and Tláloc (gods of war and water) was unearthed in the heart of Mexico City. Today, the area remains an active ...

The body of these whistles is decorated with a skull shape that could represent Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec god of the underworld. Mictlantecuhtli ruled Mictlan, the place where the souls of the dead ...

TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie is set to release a children’s book that shares the love of God with young readers. Titled “Mostly What God Does is Love You,” the book shares stories of faith with ...

Another theory is that the skull-like shape is an allusion to Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec god of the underworld, and that the Death Flute may have been used in religious practices or ceremonies.

The comic book follows the story of 21-year-old Diego de la Muerte, who while on his way to a local Dia de los Muertos festival in Whittier, California, is abducted and sacrificed by the Aztec gods of ...

Kamadeva, the Hindu god of love, and Eros, the Greek god of love, share several similarities in their roles and attributes, despite coming from different cultural and religious backgrounds: Gods of ...

One of the most debated issues in Aztec culture is their ritual of human sacrifice. They believed that providing blood to their gods was essential to maintain cosmic order. Most of these rituals ...