From jaguars to shooting stars, these rare and meaningful Náhuatl names are steeped in centuries of culture, cosmic symbolism, and divine energy.

Hailing from the sticky sweet region of Atlanta comes the lumbering, guitar-heavy metal of Sons of Tonatiuh. And while we'll dispense with the quick lesson on Aztec deities or the nuances and ...

Museum director Patricia Ledesma said the display is meant to show another side of deities worshipped by the Mexica people who inhabited the Aztec empire.

There was no shortage of sun gods in Aztec sun worship, but Tonatiuh was the most adored and feared with estimations of over 20,000 people sacrificed in reverence to the deity. It's almost surprising ...

A TREASURE trove of Aztec war sacrifices including a child discovered in a holy temple in Mexico City could point to an emperor’s royal tomb. Archaeologists have unearthed skeletons of a ...

Visitors to Melbourne Museum's newest exhibition Aztecs will get the opportunity to lay their eyes on artefacts intended only for Aztec gods.

Many believe the central figure to represent the sun god, Tonatiuh. In Aztec cosmology, he represents the Fifth Sun or the Sun of Movement and he is surrounded by representations of four previous ...

In fact, the mask's raised turquoise may depict the wart-faced god Nanahuatzin, who, according to Aztec mythology, sacrificed himself to the fire and emerged to become the sun.

Go to updated and illustrated post. 1790: Workers doing repairs in Mexico City unearth a massive stone bearing ancient symbols. It turns out to be a representation of the Aztec calendar and will ...

Pre-Aztec temple to ‘Flayed Lord’ fertility god depicted as skinned human corpse discovered in Mexico Priests worshipped Xipe Totec by killing human victims in gladiator-style combat and then ...