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

Xiuhtecuhtli, whose name means "turquoise lord" in the Nahuatl language, was the Aztec "new fire" god. The Aztecs kept a ...

ANCIENT Aztec 'death whistles' have a strange 'uncanny valley'-style effect on the human brain, new research has found. These clay instruments were often shaped like human skulls, and are known ...

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 ...

like the four main deities of the Aztec pantheon, each represented a color and a direction. Mayan mythology diverges between two main groups: the K’iche’ and the Yucatec. Each had a different ...

Mictlantecuhtli ruled Mictlan, the place where the souls of the dead resided according to Aztec mythology. The visual connection of the whistle to this god and the chilling sound it produces may have ...

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 ...