Aztec mythology
Quetzalcoatl's belief system
Aztec mythology encompasses the religious beliefs, creation stories, and divine figures of the Mexica people who dominated central Mexico before Spanish conquest.
The pantheon includes Huitzilopochtli (god of war and sun), Quetzalcoatl (the feathered serpent), and Tlaloc (rain god).
Central themes involve cyclical destruction and renewal of the world, human sacrifice to sustain the sun, and the journey of souls through the underworld.
The museum's exhibit on Aztec mythology featured elaborate depictions of the god Tezcatlipoca.
- QuetzalcoatlAztec feathered serpent god
- underworld journeyMythic descent to death's realm
- Human sacrificeCeremonial murder for deities
- blood offeringRitual gift of life fluid
- obsidian bladeTool of volcanic glass
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