Her name was Mictecacihuatl and she ruled over the underworld along with Aztec god of death Mictlantecuhtli who was also her husband. According of Aztec beliefs, she watched over the bones of the dead and presided over the ancient festivals of the dead. The Aztec Calendar In various Aztec...
The word "Coatlicue" is Nahuatl for "the one with the skirt of serpents". She is referred to by the epithets "Mother Goddess of the Earth who gives birth to all celestial things", "Goddess of Fire and Fertility", "Goddess of Life, Death and Rebirth" and "Mother of the Southern Sta...
Mayahuel is the goddess of the maguey plant and of fertility. Protector of mature wombs that turn into life. Mictlancihuatl Mictlancihuatl, Lady of the land of the Death, wife of the Death God Mictlantecuhtli. Mictlantecuhtli Mictlantecuhtli, Lord of Mictlan, the Land of the Death. Pate...
The Aztecs used a sacred calendar known as thetonalpohuallior “counting of the days.” This went back to great antiquity in Mesoamerica, perhaps to the Olmec civilization of the 1st millennium BCE. It formed a 260-day cycle, in all probability originally based on astronomical observations. Th...
the dark underworld presided by the skeletal god of death, Mictlantecuhtli, and his consort Mictlancihuatl. In preparation for this journey, the corpse was dressed in paper vestments, wrapped and tied in a cloth bundle, and then cremated, along with a dog to serve as a guide through the...
What is this mysterious creature that defies death? It’s the hummingbird (huitzitzili in Nahuatl). Incidentally, remember that the hummingbird is Huitzilopochtli’s symbol, and note that many hummingbirds, including several species in Mexico, have the brilliant blue-green color of divinity fo...
everyday queries or matters of life and death - they would use these 20 symbols to indicate the best way forward.Once, the Aztec priests were keepers of this ancient code - known as the Tonalamati - but now you can learn its secrets and watch your future appear before your very eyes ....
of death can be represented by a corpse wrapped for burial, night by a black sky and a closed eye, war by a shield and a club, or speech by a little scroll issuing from the mouth of the person who is talking. Concepts involving the idea of motion, walking, migration, or the ...
Xocotl Huetzi:This ceremony was related to the collection of the fruits of the earth and the ritual death of plants. It involved cutting a tree and placing an image of the god on the top. Copal and food were then offered to the tree. Young men were encouraged to climb the tree to ...
Itzpapalotl stands forpurification or rejuvenation,but then the black butterfly is a symbol of death, renewal, rebirth, or transformation in some cultures. Transformation of Itzpapalotl Bearing the heavy grief of losing a lover, Itzpapalotllost faith in life and happiness.This caused her beautiful...