Mythology Pantheon of Aztec Gods & Goddesses

Question 1

Tezcatlipoca The "Smoking Mirror" omnipresent creator god & patron of warriors also known as "4 Tigers" associated with?

Accepted Answer

sorcery, darkness & the night sky

Question 2

Tialoc God of Rain & Water. Reign ends w/ storm of fire the consumes the water. He is associated with 'spirits' called?

Accepted Answer

Tlaloque

Question 3

Tlaltecuhtli Goddess of the Earth & Fertility, depicted as a monstrous being, with splayed limbs & clawed hands

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myth says the gods tore Tlaltecuhtli in-two, forming the sky & the earth, she requiring human sacrifices to ensure the continued order of the world, she was believed to be the source of all living things, but at a cost, myth says she controlled all living things, so the Gods plotted her murder

Question 4

Citlalicue & Citlalatonac a deity couple in Aztec mythology. They created the stars & the Milky Way, then went on to?

Accepted Answer

create the first pair of Humans, Nata & Nena

Question 5

Tonacatecuhtli, 'Lord of Our Sustenance,' is a creator god, a god of fertility & beginnings, was worshipped for what?

Accepted Answer

populating the earth & making it fruitful

Question 6

Ehecatl God of Air & Wind, involved in the creation of the world, humans, the sun, & the moon. What else do we know?

Accepted Answer

associated with the four cardinal directions & all the sacred colors, Ehecatl is represented by spider monkeys & ducks, considered to be one of the forms of the main god Quetzalcoatl

Question 7

Xolotl God of Lightning & Death, a guide for souls of the dead through nine levels of Mictlan, he is associated with?

Accepted Answer

twins, monsters, sickness & deformities

Question 8

Xiuhtecuhtli 'Old God of Fire' & creator of all life. His myth has him connecting three realms by doing WHICH of these?

Accepted Answer

passing through the earth as a pillar of fire, rose from a hearth in the underworld, (known as Mictlan), as a pillar of fire, he extended himself all the way to heaven

Question 9

Xochiquetzal goddess of fertility, sexuality & weaving. Tezcatlipoca, god of night, abducted the princess & did what?

Accepted Answer

made her the Goddess of Love, Beauty & Fertility

Question 10

Ometeoti the first god in the Aztec pantheon. A deity who created the universe by splitting into male & female aspects.

Accepted Answer

Ometeotl & his spouse, Omecihuatl ruled over Omeyocan, the home of the gods

Question 11

Quetzalcoatl God of Wind & Rain "The Bearded God" became the second sun, as Tezcatlipoca turned all humans into monkeys

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he destroyed the monkeys w/ a hurricane & left the sky to create new humans

Question 12

Tepeyolloti God of Animals, Caves, Echoes & Earthquakes, the god of the Eighth Hour of the Night. His powers included?

Accepted Answer

his coat was a star-map that gave all the positions of the gods (stars)

Question 13

Tonatiuh fifth & current sun of Aztecs, whose death signals the end of the world. His face at the center, of a calendar?

Accepted Answer

its, actually a "Dooms Day" countdown clock

Question 14

Tlahuizcalpantecuhti God of the Dawn & the menacing aspect of Venus (morning star) Myth says WHICH about his creepiness?

Accepted Answer

believed to be a manifestation of the god Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed Serpent, he could kill with his poison darts, he was eventually killed by rays of the sun

Question 15

Aztec creation story tells of the "Five Suns", each represent a different God & world cycle & each world was marked by?

Accepted Answer

the destruction of its sun

Question 16

Huitzilopochtli Supreme God & Lord of the Sun & War, one of the most important & powerful deities in the Aztec pantheon

Accepted Answer

his people to found the city of Tenochtitlan, referred to as "Blue Hummingbird on the Left"

Question 17

Coatlicue Mother Earth Goddess. Her necklace made of body parts, shows her feeding on corpses, what does it all mean?

Accepted Answer

shown with clawed fingers & toes representing her devouring nature, She is the Mother of the Gods, woven snakes in her skirt symbolize fertility, fanged serpents represent her dual nature as both creator & destroyer

Question 18

Cihuacoatl Earth & Fertility Goddess, being devoured by a snake / being transforming into one. What's in her left hand?

Accepted Answer

ear of corn

Question 19

Chicumecoatl Aztec Goddess of Agriculture, Nourishment & Maize (Corn) Select the TRUE FUN FACTS about this corn goddess

Accepted Answer

counterpart to Cintéotl male God of Maize, The most revered deity among the farmers of Central Mexico, also called: "Seven Snakes" & "Hairy Mother"

Question 20

Centeotl God of Maize & Abundance, son of Tlazolteotl, brother of Chicomecoátl, goddess of corn; his hallmark is what?

Accepted Answer

a black line that runs from his eyebrow to his jawline

Question 21

Mixcoatl "cloud serpent" God of Hunting & stars in the Milky Way. What else does the myth say about this creator deity?

Accepted Answer

inventor of fire & patron of the Tlaxcalan people, father of Quetzalcoatl & the southern constellations

Question 22

Mictlantecuhtli Skeletal Ruler of the Underworld (Mictlan) the land of the dead. A deity tied to the Quetzalcoatl myths.

Accepted Answer

set a pit to trap Quetzalcoatl who was searching for bones to create humans, forced Quetzalcoatl to blow a conch shell four times around Mictlan

Question 23

Itztlacoliuhqui-Ixquimilli God Frost, Ice, Cold, Winter, Sin, Punishment & human misery. A kind of judge that was?

Accepted Answer

the god of blind-folded justice, depicted holding a straw broom to clear the way for new life, transformed into a god after shooting an arrow at the sun in a battle

Question 24

Xochipilli God of Summer, Flowers, Love & Dancing 'The Flower Prince' Associated with butterflies, poetry & WHICH?

Accepted Answer

hallucinogenic plants

Question 25

Chalchiuhtlicue Goddess of running & still bodies of water. 'The Jeweled Fowl,' in her reign, the world is destroyed by?

Accepted Answer

floods

Question 26

Xipe Tetec The "Flayed One" God of Spring, Seeds & Planting & oddly enough patron of?

Accepted Answer

goldsmiths

Question 27

Huehuecoyotl, 'Old Coyote,' the Trickster, God of Storytelling, Dance, Music& Mischief. Associated with pranks & what?

Accepted Answer

wisdom

Question 28

Coyolxauhqui Goddess of the Moon, "painted with bells." Myths on this deity vary but generally, WHICH tell her story?

Accepted Answer

the goddess transcends death & decapitation & her head becomes the moon, she was the leader of her 400 brothers, she came into conflict with one brother Huitzilopochtli, who murders her, daughter of Coatlicue, the goddess of earth & fertility

Question 29

Huehuecoyotl Old Fire God who maintained balance between different planes of reality, controlled time, associated with?

Accepted Answer

wisdom & rulership

Question 30

Patecatl God of Healing, was once a mortal named Tzintzimitl who was known for his amazing knowledge of herbs & healing

Accepted Answer

the father of Centzon Totochtin the divine rabbits & gods of drunkenness, credited with discovering peyote, a medicine for use in healing & surgery, god of pulque, an alcoholic beverage made from the maguey plant

Mythology Pantheon of Aztec Gods & Goddesses

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Mythology Pantheon of Aztec Gods & Goddesses

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