Discover the powerful gods of Aztec mythology! From the mighty Huitzilopochtli to the enigmatic Tezcatlipoca, this video explores the deities who shaped the Aztec world, influencing war, creation, ...

Eventually, these people were integrated into the larger Aztec Empire. Artifacts associated with Xipe Tótec included a pair of stone skulls, each measuring around 28 inches tall (71 centimeters ...

The Aztec calendar (called tonalpohualli) had 260 days divided into 20 months of 13 days each, with each month overseen by an Aztec god. Each day had a name made up of a number and a symbol, often ...

A man bends down to take a picture of a giant, symbolic sacrificial knife, part of a display of items offered to the Aztec god Xochipilli, at the Templo Mayor museum in Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 7 ...

It adds: “Tezkatlipoka, Tezkatlipoka, x2 smoking mirror, self-reflection Tezkatlipoka.” Tezkatlipoka is the name of an Aztec god that was honored with human sacrifice.

Tezkatlipoka is the name of an Aztec god that was honored with human sacrifice. According to the World History Encyclopedia, an impersonator of Tezkatlipoka would be sacrificed with his heart ...

Aztec god watches over Pilsen in brilliantly colored mural buzzing with hummingbirds Xōchipilli overlooks Harrison Park in a towering painting by the artist SENKOE. He says rediscovering ancient ...

San Diego Comic-Con brought plenty of surprises this year, but one reveal in particular stood out, a very cool and ...

Fish, mostly from reefs in the Atlantic, were the second most numerous at 60 species. These creatures likely represented the underworld, a watery domain in the Aztec cosmos.

Mexico City, Mexico — Deep in a barely-seen patch of Chapultepec Park, so remote that taxi drivers, balloon sellers, and kids racing scooters may not know it’s there, a giant effigy of a god ...

Here’s how it works. A 16th-century mask made out of wood and tiled with turquoise may represent Xiuhtecuhtli, the Aztec god of fire. (Image credit: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo / Ian West) ...