Maya+and+Aztec+mythology

toc __**Aztec Gods: **__
· __Centeotl:__ God of corn · __Cit Bolon Tum__: Other God of medicine · __Ehecatl:__ God of wind · __Huehuetlotl:__ God of fire · __Huitzilopochtli:__ God of war and Sun · __Ixtlilton:__ God of healing · __Kan-U-Uayeyab:__ Guarder of cities · __Kinich Kakmo:__ God of the Sun · __Kisin:__ God of evil and earthquakes · __Kukucan:__ God of wind · __Kukuclan:__ God of warfare · __Macuilxochitl:__ God of music and dance · __Metztli:__ God of the moon · __Mictlan:__ God of the underworld <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Mictlantecuhtli:__ God of Mictlan and the underworld <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Muluc:__ Greatest of the four Bacabs <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Nacon:__ God of war <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Ometecuhtli:__ God of duality <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Patecatl:__ God of medicine <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Paynal:__ Messenger (to Huitzilopochtli.) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Quetzalcoati:__ Feathered Serpent God <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Quetzalcoatl:__ God of air <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Teoyaomqui:__ God of dead warriors <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Tezcatlipoca:__ The principle God <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Tlaloc:__ God of rain <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Tonacatecuhtli:__ Provider of food <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Tonatiuh:__ Sun God and heavenly Warrior <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Xipe Totec:__ God of spring (seedtime) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Xochipilli:__ God of feasting <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Yacatecuhtli:__ God of merchant adventurers <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Yum Kaax:__ maize god.

__**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Aztec Goddesses **__
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Chalchiuhtlicue:__ Goddess of running water <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Chantico:__ Goddess of fire and volcanoes <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Chicomecoatl:__ Goddess of fertility <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Cihuacotal:__ Goddess of war <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Huixtocihuatl:__ Goddess of salt, saltwater and dissolute women. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Itzpapalotl:__ Dragon-like goddess of agriculture <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Ix Chel:__ Goddess of the moon, water and Eagle woman <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Ixtab:__ Goddess of the hanged, and suicide. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Iztaccihuatl:__ Goddess of the mountains <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Mayahuel:__ Goddess of spices and fiber <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Tlazolteotl__: Goddess of licentiousness <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Xochiquetzal:__ Goddess of beauty and love

__**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Places or things: **__
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Tlalocan:__ The paradise the suicidal and dead were taken to. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Yaxche:__ The tree under heaven <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Mintnal:__ The name of the underworld

__**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Maya Gods: **__
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Ah Kinchil:__ God of sun <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Ah Puch :__ God of death <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Ahau:__ Chamahez : God of medicine (1 of 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Ahmakiq:__ God of agriculture <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Bacabs:__ They are the Gods of canopy

**__<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Maya Goddesses: __**
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Akhushtal:__ Goddess of childbirth <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">· __Alaghom:__Naom: Goddess of earth

__Mictlan and the journey:__
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">As you know Mictlan is the God of the underworld. In Aztec mythology it is said that he excepts fallen warriors and those who have died due to child birth. Those who have died can join Mictlan in the underworld but first, they must make the dangerous journey to get there. The journey starts after burial, and they get magical powers from the god Xolotl, to help make them through. Once the dead make it to Mictlan their souls can live forever in eternal rest. The Journey that the souls must take includes: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Crossing a deep river where owners and their dogs were buried. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. Pass the path between two mountains, and then climb the mountain. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3. Make their way through icy conditions and get hit with arrows. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4. Pass man eating beast, who feed on hearts. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">5. Cross a narrow path, and lastly find eternal peace.

__<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Huitzilopochtli __
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Huitzilopochtli was an important part of Aztec mythology. He was the sun god, and referred to as the Egale god and the god of war. He was said to be the guardian of Tenochtitlan and the incarnation of the sun. There was a temple on one of the main pyramids made by the god of sun. Many of sacrifices took place in this spot. Heads of victims were taken and then placed upon racks.

**__Battle of the Sun the moon and the stars:__**
The legend of the moon the stars and the sun god, huitzilopochtli, is about jealousy. The moon and the stars were jealous of Huitzilopochtli, so during his birth he used the "serpent of fire" to defeat them. From that day on the moon, the stars and the sun were in constant battle. The Aztecs believed that each sunrise was the celebration of victory. \

__**Chac:**__
Chac was the mayan god of rain and thunder. Chac is known to be one of the oldest, worshiped mayan gods. Its said that Chac once broke open a rock and made maize from the contents.

__Ah Puch:__
Ah Puch was the god of the underworld and he lived on the lowest level there. Also known as Yum Cimil, he was linked to other gods. The gods of war, disease, and sacrifice.

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