Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of
earth.
patron of women who die in childbirth.
Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
The Aztec calendar stone,
Mexica sun stone,
Stone of the Sun (Piedra del Sol), or
Stone of the Five Eras
It is a large monolithic sculpture. The stone is
approximately 12 feet (3.7 m) across and
weighs approximately 24 tons.
Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec
empire, established on July 18th, 1325 CE.
It is located in lake Texcoco.
(1325 – 1521CE)
Chinampas is a way of farming on a lake. A
very efficient process for growing food. With
aqueducts piping in fresh water, paved streets,
and a thriving market economy, the city was a
marvel to behold for the first historians who
visited.
A close-up and frontal view of the model of
the Great Pyramid (Templo Mayor) compound
that was at the heart of Tenochtitlán in the
late 15th century and the early 16th century. It
is located in lake Texcoco.
Here is a view of Teotihuacan looking south
down the "Street of the Dead" toward the
Pyramid of the Moon and beyond to the south
of the small Valle de Teotihuacan. The Pyramid
of the Sun (la pirámide del sol) is located on
the left.
This picture shows a replica of part of the wall
of the temple of Quetzalcóatl at Teotihuacan.
Here you see the polychrome nature of the
imposing nature of Aztec (and pre-Aztec)
public art. The high relief images in the replica
show the gods Quetzalcóatl and Tláloc.
Tlátoc was an important deity in Aztec religion,
a god of rain, fertility, and water. He was a
beneficent god who gave life and sustenance.
Chaac is the Mayan name of Tlátoc. It was
represented as an old man with a large,
curved, up-turned nose or trumpet; he/it
carried an axe, which represented thunder and
lightening. He/it was also associated with
frogs.
The pyramid of the Sun (la pirámide del sol;
Toltecs
210 feet high)
Located in the Teotihuacán Valley.
Atlante (knight warrior)
Cultural period for the Teotihuacán civilization
Archelogists found four statues carved as
is 100 BCE – 750 CE
human figures, each 4.6 meters tall (15 feet) at
The pyramid is solid structure; i.e., it’s not
Tula Grande.
hollow inside like the Egyptian pyramids. There
is a flat-roofed temple on top of the pyramid.
North of Teotihuacan, Hidalgo State
900-1200 CE
According to the Aztec oral history,
Huitzilopochtli told the Aztec people in a
prophecy to leave their original island land of
Aztlan (some where in the American
southwest) to migrate to an island in a lake
where they would find an eagle with a serpent
in its beak and sitting on a cactus. They saw
this prophecy fulfilled on the island in Lake
Texcoco.
Technotitlán (1325CE)
In 1325 CE Aztecs settled down in the Valle de
Anahuac.
The Mexica/Tenochca called their new citystate Tenochtitlán (in Nahuatl, "city of
Tenochcas").
Aztec mask.
Artistic features rather unique to the Aztecs
are:
obsidian knives,
rock-crystal skulls (for rituals and for art), and
jade statues.
Aztec religion.
Coatlicu/Tonantzin was the main goddess and
mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Aztec Cosmology: Double axis.
Lower World: has 9 levels of what the Western
world calls “hell”, but in the Aztec concept
there was no moral differentiation between
the levels of hell.
The underworld was for the dead and for
women who died in childbirth.
Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother
of earth.
patron of women who die in childbirth.
Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
The pyramid of the Sun (la pirámide del sol;
Toltecs
210 feet high)
Located in the Teotihuacán Valley.
Atlante (knight warrior)
Cultural period for the Teotihuacán civilization
Archelogists found four statues carved as
is 100 BCE – 750 CE
human figures, each 4.6 meters tall (15 feet) at
The pyramid is solid structure; i.e., it’s not
Tula Grande.
hollow inside like the Egyptian pyramids. There
is a flat-roofed temple on top of the pyramid.
North of Teotihuacan, Hidalgo State
900-1200 CE
This is a polychrome ceramic figurine of a ballplayer.
He is seated. Now you can see more of the
protective gear the players wore. The game was
rough, and the court's walls were hard stone. It is
suggested that players like this one wore a full jaguar
hide. He holds a hand stone. 8th century.
Hasaw Chan K’awil is Tikal’s greatest lord;
In 692, Hasaw Chan K'awil began to lay out
and oversee the construction of several new
twin-pyramid groups of temples and palaces in
a variety of location throughout the city-state
of Tikal. Pyramids I & II belong to his time.
Stela H –Copán, Honduras. It dates to the Classic
In 704 built Temple II for his wife “Lady Twelve
Mayan period, about 782. This is one of the most
famous of Mayan stelæ. Note the intricate carving in
Macaw”. He reigned from 686 to 734 (8th
the limestone block. There is a human figure (ruler)
century)
surrounded by symbols and elements from nature.
This picture belong to Bonampak Mayan
archeological site in Chiapas, México (ca. 800).
These four painted walls in Room 1 depict the
court rituals of designating a successor to the
throne.
We see a child presented to the court. Then
Bonampak lords dress for a celebration held
336 days after the first scene, there is a
procession honoring the lord, and finally the
lords are entertained by musicians playing
percussion and trumpets.
According to the Aztec oral history,
Huitzilopochtli told the Aztec people in a
prophecy to leave their original island land of
Aztlan (some where in the American
southwest) to migrate to an island in a lake
where they would find an eagle with a serpent
in its beak and sitting on a cactus. They saw
this prophecy fulfilled on the island in Lake
Texcoco.
Technotitlán (1325CE)
In 1325 CE Aztecs settled down in the Valle de
Anahuac.
The Mexica/Tenochca called their new citystate Tenochtitlán (in Nahuatl, "city of
Tenochcas").
Aztec mask.
Artistic features rather unique to the Aztecs
are:
obsidian knives,
rock-crystal skulls (for rituals and for art), and
jade statues.
This is a picture of a Chac-mool, which is a
stone statue featuring this reclining figure with
a bowl on its stomach.
The bowl was used by the Maya-Toltecs as a
receptacle for heart and other sacrifices.
A Chaac (Spanish and English) is the Mayan
god of water and rain; Chaac is parallel to the
Aztec god Tláloc
Chichén Itzá: The Castle Temple or
Templo el Castillo. El Castillo has 91 steps on each
side for a total of 365 steps, equal to the number of
days in the year under the solar Haab calendar.
According to the Chilam Balam, a sacred Maya book
or codex, Chichén Itzá as discovered by the Itzá
Mayas in 435-455 C.E., and the site was occupied by
them from 495 to 692 C.E. Then it was abandoned.
In 948 they returned to Chichén Itzá, joined forces
with Uxmal and Mayapán, but once again Chichén
Itzá was abandoned in 1204.
Tikal’s emblematic sign or glyph.
The "meaning" of "tikal": Among several
It was known as a mutul, which in Maya means interpretations of the word tikal are these two:
"knot of hair,” that is, a tied knot of hair or a
In Yucatecan Maya ti means 'place', and k'al
tied bundle as in a tied bundle of years. Tikal, means 'spirits'; hence, Tikal = "place of spirits.”
then, might allude to the sacred place where
Also in Yucatecan Maya k'al means 'count of
the Maya time count was sanctified and
twenty'; and, since twenty years in Maya is
maintained.
k'atun, therefore, Tikal = "place of the count of
a k'atun (i.e., unit of twenty years).
The Aztec calendar stone,
Mexica sun stone,
Stone of the Sun (Piedra del Sol), or
Stone of the Five Eras
It is a large monolithic sculpture. The stone is
approximately 12 feet (3.7 m) across and
weighs approximately 24 tons.
Chinampas is a way of farming on a lake. A
very efficient process for growing food. With
aqueducts piping in fresh water, paved streets,
and a thriving market economy, the city was a
marvel to behold for the first historians who
visited.
Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec
empire, established on July 18th, 1325 CE.
It is located in lake Texcoco.
(1325 – 1521CE)
A close-up and frontal view of the model of
the Great Pyramid (Templo Mayor) compound
that was at the heart of Tenochtitlán in the
late 15th century and the early 16th century. It
is located in lake Texcoco.
Toltecs
The pyramid of the Sun (la pirámide del sol;
Atlante (knight warrior)
210 feet high)
Located in the Teotihuacán Valley.
Archelogists found four statues carved as
Cultural period for the Teotihuacán civilization human figures, each 4.6 meters tall (15 feet) at
is 100 BCE – 750 CE
Tula Grande.
The pyramid is solid structure; i.e., it’s not
North of Teotihuacan, Hidalgo State
hollow inside like the Egyptian pyramids. There
is a flat-roofed temple on top of the pyramid.
900-1200 CE
This is a polychrome ceramic figurine of a
ballplayer. He is seated. Now you can see more
of the protective gear the players wore. The
Hasaw Chan K’awil is Tikal’s greatest lord;
game was rough, and the court's walls were
In 692, Hasaw Chan K'awil began to lay out
hard stone. It is suggested that players like this and oversee the construction of several new
one wore a full jaguar hide. He holds a hand twin-pyramid groups of temples and palaces in
stone. 8th century.
a variety of location throughout the city-state
of Tikal. Pyramids I & II belong to his time.
Stela H –Copán, Honduras. It dates to the
In 704 built Temple II for his wife “Lady Twelve
Classic Mayan period, about 782. This is one of
Macaw”. He reigned from 686 to 734 (8th
the most famous of Mayan stelæ. Note the
century)
intricate carving in the limestone block. There
is a human figure (ruler) surrounded by
symbols and elements from nature.
Aztec Cosmology: Double axis.
Lower World: has 9 levels of what the Western
world calls “hell”, but in the Aztec concept
there was no moral differentiation between
the levels of hell.
The underworld was for the dead and for
women who died in childbirth.
Front of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin),
mother of earth.
Patron of women who die in childbirth.
Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Her four hands open in the front.
Aztec religion.
Coatlicu/Tonantzin was the main goddess and
mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Back of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin),
mother of earth.
Patron of women who die in childbirth.
Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
The Aztec calendar stone,
Mexica sun stone,
Stone of the Sun (Piedra del Sol), or
Stone of the Five Eras
It is a large monolithic sculpture. The stone is
approximately 12 feet (3.7 m) across and
weighs approximately 24 tons.
Chinampas is a way of farming on a lake. A
very efficient process for growing food. With
aqueducts piping in fresh water, paved streets,
and a thriving market economy, the city was a
marvel to behold for the first historians who
visited.
Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec
empire, established on July 18th, 1325 CE.
It is located in lake Texcoco.
(1325 – 1521CE)
A close-up and frontal view of the model of
the Great Pyramid (Templo Mayor) compound
that was at the heart of Tenochtitlán in the
late 15th century and the early 16th century. It
is located in lake Texcoco.
Aztec Cosmology: Double axis.
Lower World: has 9 levels of what the Western
world calls “hell”, but in the Aztec concept
there was no moral differentiation between
the levels of hell.
The underworld was for the dead and for
women who died in childbirth.
Front of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin),
mother of earth.
Patron of women who die in childbirth.
Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Her four hands open in the front.
Aztec religion.
Coatlicu/Tonantzin was the main goddess and
mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Back of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin),
mother of earth.
Patron of women who die in childbirth.
Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Here is a view of Teotihuacan looking south
down the "Street of the Dead" toward the
Pyramid of the Moon and beyond to the south
of the small Valle de Teotihuacan. The Pyramid
of the Sun (la pirámide del sol) is located on
the left.
This picture shows a replica of part of the wall
of the temple of Quetzalcóatl at Teotihuacan.
Here you see the polychrome nature of the
imposing nature of Aztec (and pre-Aztec)
public art. The high relief images in the replica
show the gods Quetzalcóatl and Tláloc.
Tlátoc was an important deity in Aztec religion,
a god of rain, fertility, and water. He was a
beneficent god who gave life and sustenance.
Chaac is the Mayan name of Tlátoc. It was
represented as an old man with a large,
curved, up-turned nose or trumpet; he/it
carried an axe, which represented thunder and
lightening. He/it was also associated with
frogs.
Quetzalcoatl is a Mesoamerican deity whose
name comes from the Nahuatl language and
means "feathered serpent”. The worship of a
feathered serpent deity is first documented in
Teotihuacan in the first century BC or first
century AD. In the Maya area he was
approximately equivalent to Kukulcan and
Gukumatz.
This picture belong to Bonampak Mayan
archeological site in Chiapas, México (ca. 800).
These four painted walls in Room 1 depict the
court rituals of designating a successor to the
throne.
We see a child presented to the court. Then
Bonampak lords dress for a celebration held
336 days after the first scene, there is a
procession honoring the lord, and finally the
lords are entertained by musicians playing
percussion and trumpets.
According to the Aztec oral history,
Huitzilopochtli told the Aztec people in a
prophecy to leave their original island land of
Aztlan (some where in the American
southwest) to migrate to an island in a lake
where they would find an eagle with a serpent
in its beak and sitting on a cactus. They saw
this prophecy fulfilled on the island in Lake
Texcoco.
Technotitlán (1325CE)
In 1325 CE Aztecs settled down in the Valle de
Anahuac.
The Mexica/Tenochca called their new citystate Tenochtitlán (in Nahuatl, "city of
Tenochcas").
Aztec mask.
Artistic features rather unique to the Aztecs
are:
obsidian knives,
rock-crystal skulls (for rituals and for art), and
jade statues.
Here is a view of Teotihuacan looking south
down the "Street of the Dead" toward the
Pyramid of the Moon and beyond to the south
of the small Valle de Teotihuacan. The Pyramid
of the Sun (la pirámide del sol) is located on
the left.
This picture shows a replica of part of the wall
of the temple of Quetzalcóatl at Teotihuacan.
Here you see the polychrome nature of the
imposing nature of Aztec (and pre-Aztec)
public art. The high relief images in the replica
show the gods Quetzalcóatl and Tláloc.
Tlátoc was an important deity in Aztec religion,
a god of rain, fertility, and water. He was a
beneficent god who gave life and sustenance.
Chaac is the Mayan name of Tlátoc. It was
represented as an old man with a large,
curved, up-turned nose or trumpet; he/it
carried an axe, which represented thunder and
lightening. He/it was also associated with
frogs.
Quetzalcoatl is a Mesoamerican deity whose
name comes from the Nahuatl language and
means "feathered serpent”. The worship of a
feathered serpent deity is first documented in
Teotihuacan in the first century BC or first
century AD. In the Maya area he was
approximately equivalent to Kukulcan and
Gukumatz.
This is a picture of a Chac-mool, which is a
stone statue featuring this reclining figure with
a bowl on its stomach.
The bowl was used by the Maya-Toltecs as a
receptacle for heart and other sacrifices.
A Chaac (Spanish and English) is the Mayan
god of water and rain; Chaac is parallel to the
Aztec god Tláloc
Chichén Itzá: The Castle Temple or
Templo el Castillo. El Castillo has 91 steps on each
side for a total of 365 steps, equal to the number of
days in the year under the solar Haab calendar.
According to the Chilam Balam, a sacred Maya book
or codex, Chichén Itzá as discovered by the Itzá
Mayas in 435-455 C.E., and the site was occupied by
them from 495 to 692 C.E. Then it was abandoned.
In 948 they returned to Chichén Itzá, joined forces
with Uxmal and Mayapán, but once again Chichén
Itzá was abandoned in 1204.
Tikal’s emblematic sign or glyph.
The "meaning" of "tikal": Among several
It was known as a mutul, which in Maya means interpretations of the word tikal are these two:
"knot of hair,” that is, a tied knot of hair or a
In Yucatecan Maya ti means 'place', and k'al
tied bundle as in a tied bundle of years. Tikal, means 'spirits'; hence, Tikal = "place of spirits.”
then, might allude to the sacred place where
Also in Yucatecan Maya k'al means 'count of
the Maya time count was sanctified and
twenty'; and, since twenty years in Maya is
maintained.
k'atun, therefore, Tikal = "place of the count of
a k'atun (i.e., unit of twenty years).
This picture belong to Bonampak Mayan
archeological site in Chiapas, México (ca. 800).
These four painted walls in Room 1 depict the
court rituals of designating a successor to the
throne.
We see a child presented to the court. Then
Bonampak lords dress for a celebration held
336 days after the first scene, there is a
procession honoring the lord, and finally the
lords are entertained by musicians playing
percussion and trumpets.
According to the Aztec oral history,
Huitzilopochtli told the Aztec people in a
prophecy to leave their original island land of
Aztlan (some where in the American
southwest) to migrate to an island in a lake
where they would find an eagle with a serpent
in its beak and sitting on a cactus. They saw
this prophecy fulfilled on the island in Lake
Texcoco.
Technotitlán (1325CE)
In 1325 CE Aztecs settled down in the Valle de
Anahuac.
The Mexica/Tenochca called their new citystate Tenochtitlán (in Nahuatl, "city of
Tenochcas").
Aztec mask.
Artistic features rather unique to the Aztecs
are:
obsidian knives,
rock-crystal skulls (for rituals and for art), and
jade statues.
The pyramid of the Sun (la pirámide del sol;
Toltecs
210 feet high)
Located in the Teotihuacán Valley.
Atlante (knight warrior)
Cultural period for the Teotihuacán civilization
Archelogists found four statues carved as
is 100 BCE – 750 CE
human figures, each 4.6 meters tall (15 feet) at
The pyramid is solid structure; i.e., it’s not
Tula Grande.
hollow inside like the Egyptian pyramids. There
is a flat-roofed temple on top of the pyramid.
North of Teotihuacan, Hidalgo State
900-1200 CE
This is a polychrome ceramic figurine of a ballplayer.
He is seated. Now you can see more of the
protective gear the players wore. The game was
rough, and the court's walls were hard stone. It is
suggested that players like this one wore a full jaguar
hide. He holds a hand stone. 8th century.
Hasaw Chan K’awil is Tikal’s greatest lord;
In 692, Hasaw Chan K'awil began to lay out
and oversee the construction of several new
twin-pyramid groups of temples and palaces in
a variety of location throughout the city-state
of Tikal. Pyramids I & II belong to his time.
Stela H –Copán, Honduras. It dates to the Classic
In 704 built Temple II for his wife “Lady Twelve
Mayan period, about 782. This is one of the most
famous of Mayan stelæ. Note the intricate carving in
Macaw”. He reigned from 686 to 734 (8th
the limestone block. There is a human figure (ruler)
century)
surrounded by symbols and elements from nature.
Here is a view of Teotihuacan looking south
down the "Street of the Dead" toward the
Pyramid of the Moon and beyond to the south
of the small Valle de Teotihuacan. The Pyramid
of the Sun (la pirámide del sol) is located on
the left.
This picture shows a replica of part of the wall
of the temple of Quetzalcóatl at Teotihuacan.
Here you see the polychrome nature of the
imposing nature of Aztec (and pre-Aztec)
public art. The high relief images in the replica
show the gods Quetzalcóatl and Tláloc.
Tlátoc was an important deity in Aztec religion,
a god of rain, fertility, and water. He was a
beneficent god who gave life and sustenance.
Chaac is the Mayan name of Tlátoc. It was
represented as an old man with a large,
curved, up-turned nose or trumpet; he/it
carried an axe, which represented thunder and
lightening. He/it was also associated with
frogs.
Quetzalcoatl is a Mesoamerican deity whose
name comes from the Nahuatl language and
means "feathered serpent”. The worship of a
feathered serpent deity is first documented in
Teotihuacan in the first century BC or first
century AD. In the Maya area he was
approximately equivalent to Kukulcan and
Gukumatz.
The Aztec calendar stone,
Mexica sun stone,
Stone of the Sun (Piedra del Sol), or
Stone of the Five Eras
It is a large monolithic sculpture. The stone is
approximately 12 feet (3.7 m) across and
weighs approximately 24 tons.
Chinampas is a way of farming on a lake. A
very efficient process for growing food. With
aqueducts piping in fresh water, paved streets,
and a thriving market economy, the city was a
marvel to behold for the first historians who
visited.
Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec
empire, established on July 18th, 1325 CE.
It is located in lake Texcoco.
(1325 – 1521CE)
A close-up and frontal view of the model of
the Great Pyramid (Templo Mayor) compound
that was at the heart of Tenochtitlán in the
late 15th century and the early 16th century. It
is located in lake Texcoco.
Aztec Cosmology: Double axis.
Lower World: has 9 levels of what the Western
world calls “hell”, but in the Aztec concept
there was no moral differentiation between
the levels of hell.
The underworld was for the dead and for
women who died in childbirth.
Front of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin),
mother of earth.
Patron of women who die in childbirth.
Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Her four hands open in the front.
Aztec religion.
Coatlicu/Tonantzin was the main goddess and
mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Back of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin),
mother of earth.
Patron of women who die in childbirth.
Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
This is a picture of a Chac-mool, which is a
stone statue featuring this reclining figure with
a bowl on its stomach.
The bowl was used by the Maya-Toltecs as a
receptacle for heart and other sacrifices.
A Chaac (Spanish and English) is the Mayan
god of water and rain; Chaac is parallel to the
Aztec god Tláloc
Chichén Itzá: The Castle Temple or
Templo el Castillo. El Castillo has 91 steps on each
side for a total of 365 steps, equal to the number of
days in the year under the solar Haab calendar.
According to the Chilam Balam, a sacred Maya book
or codex, Chichén Itzá as discovered by the Itzá
Mayas in 435-455 C.E., and the site was occupied by
them from 495 to 692 C.E. Then it was abandoned.
In 948 they returned to Chichén Itzá, joined forces
with Uxmal and Mayapán, but once again Chichén
Itzá was abandoned in 1204.
Tikal’s emblematic sign or glyph.
The "meaning" of "tikal": Among several
It was known as a mutul, which in Maya means interpretations of the word tikal are these two:
"knot of hair,” that is, a tied knot of hair or a
In Yucatecan Maya ti means 'place', and k'al
tied bundle as in a tied bundle of years. Tikal, means 'spirits'; hence, Tikal = "place of spirits.”
then, might allude to the sacred place where
Also in Yucatecan Maya k'al means 'count of
the Maya time count was sanctified and
twenty'; and, since twenty years in Maya is
maintained.
k'atun, therefore, Tikal = "place of the count of
a k'atun (i.e., unit of twenty years).
Mexican Baroque
Barroco mexicano
Aztec religion.
Coatlicu/Tonantzin was the main goddess and
mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Front of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin),
mother of earth.
Patron of women who die in childbirth.
Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Her four hands open in the front.
Back of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin),
mother of earth.
Patron of women who die in childbirth.
Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Aztec Cosmology: Double axis.
Lower World: has 9 levels of what the Western
world calls “hell”, but in the Aztec concept
there was no moral differentiation between
the levels of hell.
The underworld was for the dead and for
women who died in childbirth.
Front of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin),
mother of earth.
Patron of women who die in childbirth.
Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Her four hands open in the front.
Aztec religion.
Coatlicu/Tonantzin was the main goddess and
mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Back of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin),
mother of earth.
Patron of women who die in childbirth.
Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Aztec Cosmology: Double axis.
Lower World: has 9 levels of what the Western
world calls “hell”, but in the Aztec concept
there was no moral differentiation between
the levels of hell.
The underworld was for the dead and for
women who died in childbirth.
Front of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin),
mother of earth.
Patron of women who die in childbirth.
Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Her four hands open in the front.
Aztec religion.
Coatlicu/Tonantzin was the main goddess and
mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.
Back of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin),
mother of earth.
Patron of women who die in childbirth.
Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and
Huitzilopochtli.