There are a huge number of gods and demi-gods and others whom I often think of as `godlets' (no disrespect intended whatsoever; it just helps for clarity, to me) in the Aztec/Mayan pantheon. I am more familiar with the Aztec so I stick mostly to that. (Incidentally these people are more correctly called the Mexica, pronounced MeSHEEka) and are one of several nations of the Nahua people.
Another thing that is very confusing is their tendency to take a trait or characteristic of a particular god and turn it into another god, giving that "aspect" a new name. It is the same individual, but assembling all the 'aspects' and determining which of them is the 'original' can be challenging. Usually, however, if it says for instance, "an aspect of Quetzalcoatl..." it's safe to assume that this is but another of countless twists and turns and stick with Quetzalcoatl.
But here are a few:
HUITZILOPOCHTLI (means Left Handed Hummingbird or Southern Hummingbird) and also known as Huitzilopochtli-Mexico, from where the country takes its name! -- is the supreme god of the Aztecs, who led them to Anahuac (The One World)
COATLICUE (She of the Serpent Skirt) Mother of Huitzilopochtli
QUETZALCOATL (The Feathered Serpent. Discussed in other posts) also known as Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl was, when he wore that double name also god of the wind. (See why this gets confusing?) He was also considered a creator god, thus the confusion that Quetzalcoatl is another name for Satan.
TLALOC (god of rain and storms and lightning) also known as Chac in the Mayan tongue.
CHALCHIUTLICUE (She of the Jadestone Skirt) and goddess of lakes and streams. Extremely beautiful. Consort of Tlaloc.
TEZCATLIPOCA (The Smoking Mirror, the trickster) and purported twin of Quetzalcoatl. God of rulers, sorcerers and warriors. Also deemed by the Aztecs to be a creator god, he is sometimes referred to as Black Tezcatlipoca while Quetzalcoatl may sometimes be referred to as White Tezcatlipoca. (Anything to do with either of these twins is more than usually confusing).
TLAZOTEOTL known as The Filth Eater because people poured out their hearts to her, confessing to her, when they were about to die.
TONATIUH, a sun god and heavenly warrior. (An aside: During the Spanish conquest, the Aztecs gave Pedro de Alvarado this name because this captain who served under Cortes was blonde, i.e., with hair the color of the sun.)
XIPE TOTEC, a god of the seasons and patron of gold miners and goldsmiths.
There are many, many more ...
--- In , Nasir Khan <viruskhann@... wrote:
i am interested in these cultures (more i know about them the better) plz could you tell me the names so i can get them
THANX
HAIL SATAN
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