The Aztecs, Incas and Mayans were among the first inhabitants of Americas. Like many ancient civilizations that existed in the world like the Egyptians, Sumerians, Greeks, Romans and others have their own list of deities that they worshipped. Like the Romans and the Greeks, the Aztecs worshipped so many gods and goddesses.
Here’s a list of the most notable gods and goddesses that the Mayan, Aztec and Inca people in ancient America worshipped.
Aztec gods and goddesses…
Ometecuhtli
Ometecuhtli, which means “dual lord”, is the god creator of the Aztecs.
Xipe Totec
Xipe Totec, “flayed lord”, is the god of vegetation, torture and sacrifice.
Tlaloc
Tlaloc, which means “growth-maker”, is the Aztecs’ god of rain and fertility.
Tezcatlipoca
Tezcatlipoca, “lord of the smoking mirror”, is the god of night sky.
Quetzalcoatl
Qpetzalcoatl, which means “feathered serpent”, is the god of twins and learning.
Huitzilopochtli
Huitzilopochtli, “hummingbird of the south”, is their god of sun and war.
Coatlicue
Coatlicue, “lady of the serpent skirt”, is the goddess of earth of the Aztecs.
Xochiquetzal
Xochiquetzal is the goddess of love, beauty, flowers, young mothers, female sexuality, pleasure, prostitutes, craft and weaving.
Acolmiztli
Acolmiztli is a god of the underworld.
Yactecuhtli
Yactecuhtli is the god of merchants and travelers of the Aztecs.
Inca gods and goddesses…
Inti
Inti is the supreme god of the Incas. He is also regarded as god of the sun and the patron deity of the Inca Empire.
Viracocha
Viracocha is Incas’ great creator god. He is seen as the creator of all things like the universe, moon, sun and stars.
Illapu
Illapu is the Incas’ god of weather.
Cuichu
Cuichu is the god of rainbow of the Incas.
Paca Mama
Paca Mama is the earth mother.
Mama Kilya
Mama Kilya is their goddess of the moon.
Mama Qoca
Mama Qoca is the sea mother.
Mayan gods and goddesses…
Itzamna
Itzamna is the ruler of heaven and of the other gods and thought to be residing in the sky.
Kinich Ahau
Kinich Ahau is the god of sun and considered an aspect of Itzamna.
Kukulcan
Kukulcan is the god of learning and crafts. He is also called the “feathered serpent”.
Ah Puch
Ah Puch is the god of death and destruction. He brought disease and war.
Cizin
Cizin is the god of death and oftentimes link with earthquakes.
K
K is the Mayans’ god of lightning.
Chac
Chac is the god of rain.
Hun-Hunahpu
Hun-Hunahpu is the Mayan’s god of maize and vegetation.
Ixchel
Ixchel is the goddess of fertility, pregnancy and childbirth.
Hunahpu and Xbalanque
They are regarded as the Maya hero twins. Hunahpu and Xbalanque were the twin sons of Hun-hunahpu who tricked the lords of the underworld.
See also
Historical Facts About the Incas
Interesting Facts About the Aztecs
Interesting Facts About Machu Picchu
Interesting Facts About Roman God Jupiter
70 Lesser Known Greek Gods and Goddesses
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Good stuff. Blogged one recently on the Mayan goddess Teotihuacan, Spider Woman depicted on murals fund in 1942 in the Tepantitla compound. There are two nearly identical murals at this site, separated by a doorway, that illustrate the Spider Woman. She stands with outstretched arms between two smaller female attendants and in front of two tall, interwoven vines filled with both spiders and butterflies.
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