The Aztec civilization may have peaked more than 500 years ago, but all the Aztec gods and goddesses remain culturally significant even today. Once central to the Aztec religion, these deities ...

The Maya used the name Kukulkan to refer to the same feathered serpent god. According to Aztec tradition, Quetzalcoatl was one of the creator deities responsible for shaping the world and humanity.

Here, in this store of unborn souls, they waited until the gods decided to place them in their mother’s belly. Aztec adults also firmly believed in the divine supervision of childbirth ...

We sat down with Indigenous revolutionaries, Sean "The Sioux Chef" Sherman and L.A.'s own Odilia Romero to reflect on native ...

"There were several Aztec gods that were represented by skulls, so they were probably invoking these gods. I don't think they were supposed to have specific powers or anything like that." ...

It is believed to be part of a skull rack from the temple to the Aztec god of the sun, war and human sacrifice. Known as the Huey Tzompantli, the skull rack stood on the corner of the chapel of ...

Worship of the God, who represents fertility and regeneration, is known to have later spread throughout Mesoamerica during Aztec times. The INAH say the 85cm (33in) ceramic effigy of the god was ...

If you walk around numerous neighborhoods in D.C. you may notice one of around three-dozen murals painted by Latino artists.

A ceremonial dance group from Chicago versed in Aztec tradition will perform a ritual, and singer Alejandra Robles will ...

Tlatoani takes the action from city builders like Tropico, transplants it in the era of the Aztec Empire, and prides itself ...