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Mictlantecuhtli (left), god of death, the lord of the underworld and Quetzalcoatl (right), god of wisdom, life, knowledge, morning star, patron of the winds and light, the lord of the West. Together they symbolize life and death. In Aztec mythology, after Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca created the world, they put their creation in order and ...
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Mictlantecuhtli, Aztec god of the dead, usually portrayed with a skull face. With his wife, Mictecacíhuatl, he ruled Mictlan, the underworld. The souls of those whose manner of death failed to call them to various paradises (i.e., for those dead by war, sacrifice, childbirth, drowning, lightning, and certain diseases) made a four-year journey ...
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Mar 8, 2023 · As god of death and ruler of Mictlan, Mictlantecuhtli was the boss of one of the three realms that are distinguished in Aztec mythology. The Aztecs distinguished between the heavens, the earth, and the underworld. The heavens were referred to as Ilhuicac, the earth as Tlalticpac, and, as we know by now, Mictlan was the underworld consisting of ...
Sep 22, 2013 · Dennis Jarvis (CC BY-SA) Mictlantecuhtli ( pron. Mict-lan-te-cuht-li) or 'Lord of the Land of the Dead' was the Aztec god of death. He ruled the underworld (Mictlán) with his wife Mictecacíhuatl. Mictlantecuhtli was worshipped and feared across Mesoamerica. The god was closely associated with owls, spiders, bats, and the direction south.
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Mictēcacihuātl (Nahuatl pronunciation: [mik.teː.kaˈsi.waːt͡ɬ], meaning "Lady of the Dead"), in Aztec mythology, is a death deity and consort of Mictlāntēcutli, god of the dead and ruler of Mictlān, the lowest level of the underworld. Her role is to watch over the bones of the dead and preside over the ancient festivals of the dead.
Nov 29, 2022 · Mictlantecuhtli was the Aztec god of death who ruled over Mictlan, the land of the dead. Like Hades, the Greek underworld, Mictlan was where most people would spend their afterlife, regardless of moral standing. Mictlantecutli (left) stands next to Quetzalcoatl in this page from the Codex Borgia. Together, the two deities represent the binary ...
On the Aztec calendar, the Aztec god of death Mictlantecuhtli was represented as the source of souls for people born on the sixth day of the 13-day week. He was also the fifth of the nine night gods of the Aztecs. Further, Mictlantecuhtli was the secondary week god for the tenth week of the 20-week cycle of the Aztec calendar.
