The document discusses Aztec mythology and religion. It describes how the gods played an integral role in everyday Aztec life from household tasks to farming. The Aztecs believed the gods controlled natural elements and ordered the world. They worshipped the gods through ceremonies, feasts, and human sacrifice to appease the gods. The document outlines some of the most important Aztec gods like Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god of learning, and Huitzilopochtli, the sun god and patron of war who required human sacrifices. Religion was deeply ingrained in all aspects of Aztec culture.

1. Aztec
Mythology
Liam
Acosta

2. Gods
and
Everyday
Life
• To
the
Aztecs,
religion
was
an
extremely
important
part
of
their
culture.
• The
gods
played
an
integral
part
in
everyday
life
from
household
tasks
to
farming.
• They
controlled
all
of
the
elements
and
preserved
the
balance
of
the
natural
world.
• Because
of
this
order
they
valued
the
most
precious
thing,
life.

3. Worship
• The
Aztecs,
like
many
other
cultures,
celebrate
their
gods
through
feasts,
ceremonies,
and
tradiDonal
worship
at
a
temple.
• They
gave
away
what
was
most
precious,
their
life.
• Though
they
mostly
sacrificed
prisoners
of
war
and
children,
they
believed
that
the
gods
grew
stronger
of
the
blood
and
hearts
of
those
sacrificed.
• Because
of
their
religion,
the
Aztec
priests
were
skilled
astronomers
and
mathemaDcians

4. The
Gods
• In
Aztec
Mythology,
there
are
over
99
deiDes
and
many
with
more
than
one
name.
• The
Aztecs
believed
that
all
of
the
gods
should
be
respected
for
fear
of
their
wrath
or
other
problems
that
could
ensue.
• While
some
were
benevolent,
others
had
ability
to
cause
grave
misfortune.
• Numerous
amounts
of
temples
and
places
of
worship
were
raised
in
order
to
please
all
of
these
gods

5. QUETZALCOATL
• Known
as
the
Feather
Serpent,
Quetzalcoatl
was
the
god
of
civilizaDon
and
learning.
• One
of
the
oldest
gods,
known
even
to
the
Mayan,
he
brought
science,
agriculture,
and
all
that
is
good
in
civilizaDon.
• He
is
said
to
have
created
man
by
dripping
blood
on
bones,
and
therefore
we
are
are
seen
as
his
children.

6. Huitzlopochtli
• The
most
important
Aztec
God
• He
was
the
sun
god
and
the
deified
ancestral
warrior-­‐
hero.
• He
was
also
seen
as
the
par
for
excellence
in
Aztec
Society.
• His
is
considered
the
reincarnaDon
of
the
sun
and
night
and
therefore
has
the
constant
struggle
of
keeping
the
night
at
bay
and
keeping
human
civilizaDon
alive
• He
must
have
blood
sacrifice
in
order
to
maintain
his
daily
baSle
of
keeping
humans
alive.

7. Other
Gods
• There
are
gods
for
virtually
every
facet
of
life
and
culture
of
the
Aztecs
• Each
god
has
a
specific
duty
either
as
acDng
as
an
object
(
Metztli
–
the
moon
good)
or
a
certain
overseeing
certain
acDons
(Chalchiuhtlicue
-­‐
The
goddess
of
running
water)
• Religion
played
a
key
part
in
the
culture
of
the
Aztecs
as
well
as
their
everyday
duDes