(left), god of death, the lord of the and (right), god of wisdom, life, knowledge, morning star, patron of the winds and light, the lord of the. Together they symbolize life and death. Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of civilization of Central Mexico. The Aztecs were -speaking groups living in central Mexico and much of their mythology is similar to that of other cultures. According to legend, the various groups who were to become the Aztecs arrived from the north into the around. The location of this valley and lake of destination is clear – it is the heart of modern – but little can be known with certainty about the origin of the Aztec.
There are different accounts of their origin. In the myth the ancestors of the Mexica/Aztec came from a place in the north called, the last of seven nahuatlacas (Nahuatl-speaking tribes, from tlaca, 'man') to make the journey southward, hence their name 'Azteca.'
Other accounts cite their origin in, 'the place of the seven caves,' or at (the legendary origin of all civilizations). The Mexica/Aztec were said to be guided by their god, meaning 'Left-handed ' or 'Hummingbird from the South.' At an island in, they saw an holding a rattlesnake in its talons, perched on a cactus. This vision fulfilled a prophecy telling them that they should found their new home on that spot. The Aztecs built their city of on that site, building a great, which today is in the center of.
This legendary vision is pictured on the. Is raising up the skies of the, one of the four directions of the world, surrounded by their respective trees, temples, patterns and divination symbols. According to legend, when the Mexicans arrived in the Anahuac valley around, they were considered by the other groups as the least civilized of all, but the Mexica/Aztec decided to learn, and they took all they could from other people, especially from the ancient (whom they seem to have partially confused with the more ancient civilization of ). To the Aztec, the Toltec were the originators of all culture; ' was a synonym for culture. Aztec legends identify the Toltecs and the cult of with the legendary city of, which they also identified with the more ancient Teotihuacan.
Because the Aztec adopted and combined several traditions with their own earlier traditions, they had several. One of these, the describes four great ages preceding the present world, each of which ended in a catastrophe, and 'were named in function of the force or divine element that violently put an end to each one of them'. Was the mother of ('Four Hundred Southerners'), her sons, and, her daughter. She found a ball filled with feathers and placed it in her waistband, becoming pregnant with. Her other children became suspicious as to the identity of the father and vowed to kill their mother. She gave birth on Mount Coatepec, pursued by her children, but the newborn Huitzilopochtli defeated most of his brothers, who became the stars. He also killed his half-sister by tearing out her heart using a (a blue snake) and throwing her body down the mountain.
This was said to inspire the Aztecs to rip the hearts out of their victims and throw their bodies down the sides of the temple dedicated to Huitzilopochtli, who represents the sun chasing away the stars at dawn. Our age ( Nahui-Ollin), the, or fifth creation, began in the ancient city of Teotihuacan. According to the myth, all the gods had gathered to sacrifice themselves and create a new age.
Although the world and the sun had already been created, it would only be through their sacrifice that the sun would be set into motion and time as well as history could begin. The most handsome and strongest of the gods, was supposed to sacrifice himself but when it came time to self-immolate, he could not jump into the fire. Instead, the smallest and humblest of the gods, who was also covered in boils, sacrificed himself first and jumped into the flames. The sun was set into motion with his sacrifice and time began.
Humiliated by Nanahuatl's sacrifice, Tecuciztecatl too leaped into the fire and became the moon. Pantheon. Patterns of Merchants; (1a), (1b), (2a), (2b), (3a), (3b).
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Mexican gods MEXICAN GODS Official Names: The Coatli Nicknames: Aztec Gods, Mayan Gods, Mesoamerican Gods, Gods of the Yucatan, 'Xibalbans,' et al. Former Aliases: None Other Current Aliases: None First Appearance: Thor I #300 Origin Dimension of Origin: Xibalba Habitat: Temperate Gravity: Earth-like Atmosphere: Earth-like Population: 500-800 range Other Associated Dimensions: The Mexican gods are native to a dimensional realm of several inter-linking worlds resembling the Nine Worlds in the cosmology of Asgard, including but not limited to Omeyocan at its highest level and the underworld of Xibalba, which includes Mictlan, the land of the dead, at the bottom with the Earth at the center. In Mayan mythology, Mictlan is known as Mitnal. It also includes Xochitican, home of the goddess, Tonatiuhican, home of, and Tlalocan, home of Tlaloc.
In the Aztec/Mayan cosmology of worlds, Earth is known as Cemanahuac. History The Coatli or Gods of Mexico are a race of superhumanly powerful humanoid beings who were once worshipped by the ancient Mayans and Aztecs from about 2600 BC to 1500 AD.
They have very few worshippers today, but many of their names and ancient rituals have survived in modern Mexican culture. The Coatli dwell in the dimension of Xibalba, a cosmology of interconnected lands and realms adjacent to Earth; an interdimensional nexus between Xibalba and Earth exists somewhere underground at Tulai Zuvai, the cave near Tamoanchan in modern Mexico from which the first humans departed Xibalba for earth. Because the access point to Xibalba was located underground, later myths described it as an underground realm.
The human worshippers of the Coatli in the later Aztec Empire called these gods by different names than those by which the gods were originally known in the Mayan Empire: for example, the Mayans called the king of the gods Itzamna, whereas the Aztecs called him Tonatiuh. The Mexican gods no longer have or actively seek worshippers on Earth. However, certain Mexican gods, notably, and, still take active interest in the welfare of humanity. The precise origin of the Mexican gods, like that of all of Earth's pantheons of gods, is shrouded in legend and further complicated by the various versions of their later worshippers. The earliest Mexican gods were Hunab-Ku (known as Ometeotl to the Aztecs and Ah Mucencab in the Late Mayan Codex) and Coatlique.
It is believed that Coatlique was actually Gaea, the primordial earth-mother who had survived the destruction of the Elder Gods of Earth by infusing her life into the life-giving essence of the Earth. Many of the Elder Gods had degenerated into demonic status and were destroyed by Atum or had fled Earth for other planes of existence.
Atum had been born from Gaea by mating with the sentient biosphere of the Earth known as the Demiurge. Atum later departed the earth after shedding the excess demonic energies of the Elder Gods he had slain; some of these energies becoming demonic beings like Mephisto, Satannish, Surtur and, who became the eternal enemy of the. Whether Hunab-ku was another form of the Demiurge or of Atum himself is unrevealed. According to ancient myths, Coatlique mated with Hunab-ku and gave birth to the first generation of the Coatli, known as the Oxlahuntiku or Mayan gods. Among them, the sun-god outshone his siblings and was allowed to become ruler of the gods. He took the sun-goddess, Ixchel, as his wife and they sired several children, among them, Hurakan, the wind-god, and Chaac (Tlaloc) the water-god. According to Mayan myth, Hurakan, Gukumatz and Chaac created the first human beings from the soil, but upon finding them imperfect, they washed them away in a flood.
They then created mankind from wood, but these beings lacked intelligence and they sent birds to drive them away. With the help of the gods Xpiyacoc and Xumcane, they finally created four brothers named Balam Agab, Balam Quitez, Iqi Balam and Mahucutah. The brothers, however, turned out to be too perfect so they rendered them mortal and gave them wives, sending them to Earth with their own individual balam (idols) to father the Mayan people. The earth-gods, Tonacatecuhtli and Tonacacihuatli, meanwhile, sired four sons who were originally perceived as nature deities and guardians of the four cardinal points of the compass but were later identified as the four chief gods of the later Aztec Empire. These sons were, Mixcoatl, Camaxtli and Xipe Totec. Mixcoatl and Camaxtli later mated with Coatlique and sired the gods, and, who overshadowed their father's roles and in later myths, were considered as siblings of Tezcatlipoca. Tonacatecuhtli and Tonacacihuatli were also credited with creating the Aztec calendar and giving fire to Oxomoco and Cipactonal, the ancestors of the Aztec and Mayan people.
(Some myths claim the first couple were mortal descendants of the gods, but other stories claim they originated from a foreign realm known as Aztlan, identified with the ancient continent of Atlantis, suggesting the Aztecs and Mayans were descended from Atlantean refugees. Whether or not these claims are accurate are unrevealed.) Oxomoco and Cipactonal became the parents of Piltzintecuhtli, ancestor of the divine Aztec kings, who in turn had four sons, each of whom were bequeathed one balam who represented the patron deity of their ancestors.
(Whether or not these sons are the same brothers described above or just a separate quartet of brothers is unknown.) Each of the Balam represented a separate son of Tonacatecuhtli and Tonacacihuatli, each son was the tutelary deity of their people The descendants of one of these sons became the ancestors of the Aztec race guided over by Tezcatlipoca, the tutelary deity of the Aztec Empire. After the Mayan Empire began to wane, Tezcatlipoca lead the Aztec people to seize control over their predecessors and claim much of Ancient Mexico. Itzamna had departed Earth by this time for the other-dimensional world of Omeyocan, where he presided in Tonatiuhican, while on Earth, his worship was eclipsed by the god, Tezcatlipoca, who ruled over Earth from the city of Teotihuacan. Tezcatlipoca encouraged the Aztecs to engage in regular blood sacrifices to prove their loyalty to him.
According to the Aztec/Mayan calendar, Tezcatlipoca reigned over the gods for 676 Aztec years (the exact conversion rate to the modern calendar is unrevealed), before he was overthrown by, who would become his greatest rival. Opposed to blood sacrifice, Quetzalcoatl transformed Tezcatlipoca into a jaguar and tossed him into the ocean. Over the years, the two gods would oppose and quarrel with each other for centuries over control of the gods. Quetzalcoatl reigned under the Aztec/Mayan calendar for 676 Aztec years before he was overthrown by Tlaloc, the rain-god, who had supported Tezcatlipoca as ruler. Creating a large storm to force the younger god from power, Tlaloc caused a flood where mortals fled back to Tulai Zuvai to wait out the rain covering Earth.
Afterward, took over sovereignty of the gods for himself, but he was overthrown himself by his own wife, the water-goddess, who deposed him and chose Quetzalcoatl to rule by her side. After Tlaloc had reigned for 364 Aztec years, Chalchihuitlicue and Quetzalcoatl ruled together for 312 years, bringing the Aztecs to greater prosperity. At its zenith, worship of the Aztec and Mayan Empires covered most of Ancient Mexico and Central America. They established the city of Tollan on Earth as the center of the Aztec civilization and introduced maize to mortals for the first time. Chalchihuitlicue and Quetzalcoatl had two children, Quetzalpetlatl, the wine-goddess, and Nanauatzin, the sun-god. To gain immortality, Nanauatzin jumped into fire to be reborn as god of the sun, while his half-brother, Tecciztecatl, the son of Tlaloc and Chalchihuitlicue, followed him to gain immortality, but because he didn't shine as great as his brother, he became god of the moon instead. By now, Tezcatlipoca returned and cast a curse on Quetzalcoatl to embarrass him.
He seduced in order to become Quetzalcoatl's son-in-law and successor and gained the favors of, the war-god, to have the Chichimec tribes invade Tollan and depose the Aztec ruler Huemac around 1000 AD. The Chichimec tribes had by now established the city of Tenochitlan as the center of their empire near the ruins of Tollan and now conquered the area. Quetzalcoatl departed Earth for Tlillan-Tlalpen in self-imposed exile before departing Earth. By now, the Third Host of the Celestials occurred, and Tezcatlipoca and Itzamna were approached by, Chieftain of the Asgardian gods, to meet with the rulers of the other gods once worshipped on Earth to discuss the threat of the Third Host of the Celestials. The Celestials had threatened to seal off the portals of each of their godly realms unless they promised to stop interfering in mortal affairs. Both Tezcatlipoca and Itzamna swore to this pledge and even made a vow to Odin to donate the necessary life energies to the Asgardians slain during the Fourth Host of the Celestials. When came to Omeyocan and Xibalba to petition a portion of the required life energies as part of this vow, Itzamna saw that a debt had been paid to his realm and offered Thor the necessary energies to restore the slain Asgardian gods to life.
Without the interference of their gods, the Aztec lands and properties were invaded and seized by the invading Spanish Conquistadors lead by Hernando Cortez, who they had confused with Quetzalcoatl returning to Earth. Several of the Aztec and Mayan gods had by now departed Earth for the different worlds of Omeyocan and Xibalba. The Spanish meanwhile introduced their native Catholicism upon the native Mexican tribes, but many of their ancient Aztec and Mayan rituals, such as the Festival of the Dead, survived as Mexican rituals. Until recent years, the vast majority of the Coatli have had little contact with humans although representatives such as Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli have had dealings with both Thor, a member of the Avengers, and with the Justice League of America through human agents.
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Itzamna and Tezcatlipoca have been associated with the other godheads of Earth's pantheons to discuss and deal with later threats to Earth, such as Demogorge, Thanos and Akhenaton. In ancient times, the Coatli were confused with a race of beings known as the Ahau (an Olmec word meaning 'lord,'), a tribe of Mayans who had acquired superhuman powers through Terrigen Crystals. Impersonating their gods after the Coatli had departed Earth, they demanded blood sacrifice from the other Mayan who worshipped them as gods before they were finally driven from Earth, possibly by the Coatli, but this is unconfirmed. General Thunderbolt Ross encountered these beings as they recently tried returning to Earth and were once again exiled from the Earthly dimension. Relationship to other pantheons: The Coatli are believed to have probable connections with the of the Egyptians and the gods of North America, considering their common practice of creating pyramids, but this trait could also be connected to earlier possibly Atlantean contributions. Archaeological evidence comparing the architecture of the Aztecs and Mayan also possibly resemble Oriental styles of architecture suggesting the Ancient Chinese might have had connections with Ancient Mexico, but it is not for sure if this could connect the Coatli with the or the. Relations with the to the south are ambiguous.
It is not believed the worshippers of the Aztec or Mayan Gods traveled much more south than Costa Rica or Panama. Characteristics Body Type: Humanoid Avg.
Height: 6' 0' Eyes: Two Hair: Normal Skin: Normal Limbs: Two Fingers: Five with opposable thumb Toes: Five Special Adaptations: The Coatli or Mexican gods are exceptionally long-lived, but they are not immortal like the Olympian gods; they age very slowly upon reaching adulthood, but they are not invulnerable to death. They are physically more durable than human beings; their skin, bone and tissue being three times more durable and dense than similar tissue in human beings. Powers Avg. Strength Level: All Coatli are superhumanly strong with the average male being able to lift (press) about 30 tons under optimal conditions and the average female being able to lift (press) about 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Powers: The Mexican Gods possess superhuman strength, stamina, longevity and resistance to harm. They are also inclined to tap and manipulate mystical energies for feats of magic, mostly for altering their appearance, communicating over long distances, teleporting through dimension barriers and casting spells. The scope of their powers mostly limited to one object, idea or field, usually tied into their personality. For example, as the Aztec god of the underworld, has dominance over a variety of mystical forces just short of power over the dead, controlled by, the god of the dead. Known Abilities: The majority of the Coatli have renowned skills in combat and warfare as well as intense ritualistic practices invoking the powers of the earth. Miscellaneous Type of Government: Monarchy Level Of Technology: Magic Cultural Traits: The Mexican Gods were worshipped as gods in the ancient Olmec, Mayan and Aztec Empires covering most of modern Mexico, Guatemala and Central America down to Nicaragua and even parts as far north as modern Arizona and New Mexico in the United States.
Their culture resembles that of Pre-Columbian Mexico. Names of Representatives:, Camazotz, Chamer, Chantico, Cihuacoatl, Ixtab, Mayahuel, Xilonen, et al. Trivia. Mexico comes from the name 'Mexica,' the ancient name of the Aztec people. Ets 2 mods. 'Coatli' means 'dragon' or 'serpent,' but it is used in this text to represent the Mexican gods as a whole.
Other words that appear often in the names of the Aztec gods are 'cihuatl' (woman) and 'cuhtli' (man). In Meso-American Myth, the Mexican Gods are also referred to (at different times in their chronology) as the Bacabs, Chaac, Chicchan, the Oxlahuntiku and the Bolontiku, but these names are actually meant to specify smaller groups of gods in the much larger pantheon. In the Marvel Universe, the Aztec/Mayan gods are erroneously identified as the Teteoh; while 'teteo' or 'teotl' is an old Nahua word meaning 'god,' it has never been used in mythology to identify the Mexican Gods. 'Ahau' is an old Olmec term meaning 'lord;' it has erroneously been used in the Marvel Universe to refer to the Mayan gods as a separate pantheon from the Aztec gods. Considering the over-lap in their worship rites and repetitive aliases, the Aztec/Mayan gods are among the most difficult deities to form a consecutive family tree much less a chronology.
Mexico's mythology, like its population, reflects a blend of Native American and Spanish influences. Most people in modern Mexico trace their ancestry to Native Americans, to the Spanish who controlled Mexico for three centuries, or to both, in a mixed-race heritage called mestizo. In the same way, Mexican religion, myths, and legends are a blend of Indian traditions, European influences such as Christianity, and mixtures of the two. The Maya Indian villagers believe, for example, that the chacs, ancient rain spirits, are controlled by Jesus Christ and accompanied in their movement across the skies by the Virgin Mary, his mother. Mexican mythology is a product of syncretism—a process in which two belief systems merge to form one that is different from either of the original systems or in which a new belief system overlies an older one that has not disappeared.
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Background and Roots. Even before the Europeans arrived, Mexico was a land of varied cultures. Peoples who shared the Nahua family of languages dominated the north, while Mayan languages and culture were widespread in the south. Migration, trade, and war brought the different people and cultures of Mexico into contact with one another. These contacts led to syncretism in religion and mythology. As the Aztecs of northern Mexico embarked on wars of conquest and built an empire in central Mexico, they absorbed the deities of conquered peoples into their own pantheon. In turn, myths and religious practices from central Mexico filtered south to influence the Maya.
The Aztec influence boosted the importance of the god Quetzalcoatl—known as Kukulcan to the Maya—and of human sacrifices to the gods. Spain conquered Mexico between 1519 and 1521 and governed it as a colony until 1821, when Mexico won its independence. During the three centuries of colonial rule, a new syncretism emerged, one that blended Indian and European beliefs. Spanish missionaries and priests strove to convert the Native Americans to Christianity and to stamp out their pagan religions. At the same time, some of the missionaries collected information about Indian beliefs, customs, and myths. Father Bernadino de Sahagun published accounts of the Aztecs that remain valuable sources of traditional lore; Father Diego de Landa did the same for the Maya.
Roman Catholic Christianity did take hold in Mexico, and 95 percent of Mexicans now practice it. Yet the old ways did not completely disappear. A few Native American groups, especially the Huichol and the Tarahumara, remained pagan. Many others, however, combined Catholicism with surviving forms of pre-Christian beliefs and mythologies. For example, they identified Roman Catholic saints, whose feast days are scattered throughout the year, with the ancient gods, traditionally honored with agricultural festivals at specific times.
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They cater to all sorts of cultural varieties whether it's a Thai spice style salad to Mexican chili etc they have it. You can mix types of salads in love kale and romain in my Cobb and you can mix dressing I recommend the Mexican goddess and tex mex ranch I love the slight hear and the goddess dressing lightens up the creaminess of the ranch.
Once I found a hair in my salad and they refunded me immediately and offered to make me another one. The employees are attentive for the most part, sometimes you get one that doesn't care or chops the salad at the pace of a turtle but overall I'm a dedicated customer. I visit at least 1-2 times a week which makes their app worth it ($10 credit After 10 salads). Don't forget to ask for bread at the register it's delicious! 6/29/2012. Listed in, It's a rare salad that really knocks me on my ass with its deliciousness, and Chop't hasn't done it yet.
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Mexican gods MEXICAN GODS Official Names: The Coatli Nicknames: Aztec Gods, Mayan Gods, Mesoamerican Gods, Gods of the Yucatan, 'Xibalbans,' et al. Former Aliases: None Other Current Aliases: None First Appearance: Thor I #300 Origin Dimension of Origin: Xibalba Habitat: Temperate Gravity: Earth-like Atmosphere: Earth-like Population: 500-800 range Other Associated Dimensions: The Mexican gods are native to a dimensional realm of several inter-linking worlds resembling the Nine Worlds in the cosmology of Asgard, including but not limited to Omeyocan at its highest level and the underworld of Xibalba, which includes Mictlan, the land of the dead, at the bottom with the Earth at the center. In Mayan mythology, Mictlan is known as Mitnal. It also includes Xochitican, home of the goddess, Tonatiuhican, home of, and Tlalocan, home of Tlaloc. In the Aztec/Mayan cosmology of worlds, Earth is known as Cemanahuac. History The Coatli or Gods of Mexico are a race of superhumanly powerful humanoid beings who were once worshipped by the ancient Mayans and Aztecs from about 2600 BC to 1500 AD.
They have very few worshippers today, but many of their names and ancient rituals have survived in modern Mexican culture. The Coatli dwell in the dimension of Xibalba, a cosmology of interconnected lands and realms adjacent to Earth; an interdimensional nexus between Xibalba and Earth exists somewhere underground at Tulai Zuvai, the cave near Tamoanchan in modern Mexico from which the first humans departed Xibalba for earth. Because the access point to Xibalba was located underground, later myths described it as an underground realm. The human worshippers of the Coatli in the later Aztec Empire called these gods by different names than those by which the gods were originally known in the Mayan Empire: for example, the Mayans called the king of the gods Itzamna, whereas the Aztecs called him Tonatiuh. The Mexican gods no longer have or actively seek worshippers on Earth. However, certain Mexican gods, notably, and, still take active interest in the welfare of humanity. The precise origin of the Mexican gods, like that of all of Earth's pantheons of gods, is shrouded in legend and further complicated by the various versions of their later worshippers.
The earliest Mexican gods were Hunab-Ku (known as Ometeotl to the Aztecs and Ah Mucencab in the Late Mayan Codex) and Coatlique. It is believed that Coatlique was actually Gaea, the primordial earth-mother who had survived the destruction of the Elder Gods of Earth by infusing her life into the life-giving essence of the Earth. Many of the Elder Gods had degenerated into demonic status and were destroyed by Atum or had fled Earth for other planes of existence. Atum had been born from Gaea by mating with the sentient biosphere of the Earth known as the Demiurge. Atum later departed the earth after shedding the excess demonic energies of the Elder Gods he had slain; some of these energies becoming demonic beings like Mephisto, Satannish, Surtur and, who became the eternal enemy of the. Whether Hunab-ku was another form of the Demiurge or of Atum himself is unrevealed. According to ancient myths, Coatlique mated with Hunab-ku and gave birth to the first generation of the Coatli, known as the Oxlahuntiku or Mayan gods.
Among them, the sun-god outshone his siblings and was allowed to become ruler of the gods. He took the sun-goddess, Ixchel, as his wife and they sired several children, among them, Hurakan, the wind-god, and Chaac (Tlaloc) the water-god. According to Mayan myth, Hurakan, Gukumatz and Chaac created the first human beings from the soil, but upon finding them imperfect, they washed them away in a flood.
They then created mankind from wood, but these beings lacked intelligence and they sent birds to drive them away. With the help of the gods Xpiyacoc and Xumcane, they finally created four brothers named Balam Agab, Balam Quitez, Iqi Balam and Mahucutah. The brothers, however, turned out to be too perfect so they rendered them mortal and gave them wives, sending them to Earth with their own individual balam (idols) to father the Mayan people. The earth-gods, Tonacatecuhtli and Tonacacihuatli, meanwhile, sired four sons who were originally perceived as nature deities and guardians of the four cardinal points of the compass but were later identified as the four chief gods of the later Aztec Empire.
These sons were, Mixcoatl, Camaxtli and Xipe Totec. Mixcoatl and Camaxtli later mated with Coatlique and sired the gods, and, who overshadowed their father's roles and in later myths, were considered as siblings of Tezcatlipoca. Tonacatecuhtli and Tonacacihuatli were also credited with creating the Aztec calendar and giving fire to Oxomoco and Cipactonal, the ancestors of the Aztec and Mayan people. (Some myths claim the first couple were mortal descendants of the gods, but other stories claim they originated from a foreign realm known as Aztlan, identified with the ancient continent of Atlantis, suggesting the Aztecs and Mayans were descended from Atlantean refugees.
Whether or not these claims are accurate are unrevealed.) Oxomoco and Cipactonal became the parents of Piltzintecuhtli, ancestor of the divine Aztec kings, who in turn had four sons, each of whom were bequeathed one balam who represented the patron deity of their ancestors. (Whether or not these sons are the same brothers described above or just a separate quartet of brothers is unknown.) Each of the Balam represented a separate son of Tonacatecuhtli and Tonacacihuatli, each son was the tutelary deity of their people The descendants of one of these sons became the ancestors of the Aztec race guided over by Tezcatlipoca, the tutelary deity of the Aztec Empire.
After the Mayan Empire began to wane, Tezcatlipoca lead the Aztec people to seize control over their predecessors and claim much of Ancient Mexico. Itzamna had departed Earth by this time for the other-dimensional world of Omeyocan, where he presided in Tonatiuhican, while on Earth, his worship was eclipsed by the god, Tezcatlipoca, who ruled over Earth from the city of Teotihuacan. Tezcatlipoca encouraged the Aztecs to engage in regular blood sacrifices to prove their loyalty to him. According to the Aztec/Mayan calendar, Tezcatlipoca reigned over the gods for 676 Aztec years (the exact conversion rate to the modern calendar is unrevealed), before he was overthrown by, who would become his greatest rival. Opposed to blood sacrifice, Quetzalcoatl transformed Tezcatlipoca into a jaguar and tossed him into the ocean. Over the years, the two gods would oppose and quarrel with each other for centuries over control of the gods. Quetzalcoatl reigned under the Aztec/Mayan calendar for 676 Aztec years before he was overthrown by Tlaloc, the rain-god, who had supported Tezcatlipoca as ruler.
Creating a large storm to force the younger god from power, Tlaloc caused a flood where mortals fled back to Tulai Zuvai to wait out the rain covering Earth. Afterward, took over sovereignty of the gods for himself, but he was overthrown himself by his own wife, the water-goddess, who deposed him and chose Quetzalcoatl to rule by her side. After Tlaloc had reigned for 364 Aztec years, Chalchihuitlicue and Quetzalcoatl ruled together for 312 years, bringing the Aztecs to greater prosperity. At its zenith, worship of the Aztec and Mayan Empires covered most of Ancient Mexico and Central America.
They established the city of Tollan on Earth as the center of the Aztec civilization and introduced maize to mortals for the first time. Chalchihuitlicue and Quetzalcoatl had two children, Quetzalpetlatl, the wine-goddess, and Nanauatzin, the sun-god. To gain immortality, Nanauatzin jumped into fire to be reborn as god of the sun, while his half-brother, Tecciztecatl, the son of Tlaloc and Chalchihuitlicue, followed him to gain immortality, but because he didn't shine as great as his brother, he became god of the moon instead. By now, Tezcatlipoca returned and cast a curse on Quetzalcoatl to embarrass him.
He seduced in order to become Quetzalcoatl's son-in-law and successor and gained the favors of, the war-god, to have the Chichimec tribes invade Tollan and depose the Aztec ruler Huemac around 1000 AD. The Chichimec tribes had by now established the city of Tenochitlan as the center of their empire near the ruins of Tollan and now conquered the area. Quetzalcoatl departed Earth for Tlillan-Tlalpen in self-imposed exile before departing Earth. By now, the Third Host of the Celestials occurred, and Tezcatlipoca and Itzamna were approached by, Chieftain of the Asgardian gods, to meet with the rulers of the other gods once worshipped on Earth to discuss the threat of the Third Host of the Celestials. The Celestials had threatened to seal off the portals of each of their godly realms unless they promised to stop interfering in mortal affairs. Both Tezcatlipoca and Itzamna swore to this pledge and even made a vow to Odin to donate the necessary life energies to the Asgardians slain during the Fourth Host of the Celestials.
When came to Omeyocan and Xibalba to petition a portion of the required life energies as part of this vow, Itzamna saw that a debt had been paid to his realm and offered Thor the necessary energies to restore the slain Asgardian gods to life. Without the interference of their gods, the Aztec lands and properties were invaded and seized by the invading Spanish Conquistadors lead by Hernando Cortez, who they had confused with Quetzalcoatl returning to Earth. Several of the Aztec and Mayan gods had by now departed Earth for the different worlds of Omeyocan and Xibalba.
The Spanish meanwhile introduced their native Catholicism upon the native Mexican tribes, but many of their ancient Aztec and Mayan rituals, such as the Festival of the Dead, survived as Mexican rituals. Until recent years, the vast majority of the Coatli have had little contact with humans although representatives such as Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli have had dealings with both Thor, a member of the Avengers, and with the Justice League of America through human agents.
Itzamna and Tezcatlipoca have been associated with the other godheads of Earth's pantheons to discuss and deal with later threats to Earth, such as Demogorge, Thanos and Akhenaton. In ancient times, the Coatli were confused with a race of beings known as the Ahau (an Olmec word meaning 'lord,'), a tribe of Mayans who had acquired superhuman powers through Terrigen Crystals. Impersonating their gods after the Coatli had departed Earth, they demanded blood sacrifice from the other Mayan who worshipped them as gods before they were finally driven from Earth, possibly by the Coatli, but this is unconfirmed. General Thunderbolt Ross encountered these beings as they recently tried returning to Earth and were once again exiled from the Earthly dimension. Relationship to other pantheons: The Coatli are believed to have probable connections with the of the Egyptians and the gods of North America, considering their common practice of creating pyramids, but this trait could also be connected to earlier possibly Atlantean contributions.
Archaeological evidence comparing the architecture of the Aztecs and Mayan also possibly resemble Oriental styles of architecture suggesting the Ancient Chinese might have had connections with Ancient Mexico, but it is not for sure if this could connect the Coatli with the or the. Relations with the to the south are ambiguous. It is not believed the worshippers of the Aztec or Mayan Gods traveled much more south than Costa Rica or Panama. Characteristics Body Type: Humanoid Avg. Height: 6' 0' Eyes: Two Hair: Normal Skin: Normal Limbs: Two Fingers: Five with opposable thumb Toes: Five Special Adaptations: The Coatli or Mexican gods are exceptionally long-lived, but they are not immortal like the Olympian gods; they age very slowly upon reaching adulthood, but they are not invulnerable to death. They are physically more durable than human beings; their skin, bone and tissue being three times more durable and dense than similar tissue in human beings.
Powers Avg. Strength Level: All Coatli are superhumanly strong with the average male being able to lift (press) about 30 tons under optimal conditions and the average female being able to lift (press) about 25 tons under optimal conditions. Known Powers: The Mexican Gods possess superhuman strength, stamina, longevity and resistance to harm. They are also inclined to tap and manipulate mystical energies for feats of magic, mostly for altering their appearance, communicating over long distances, teleporting through dimension barriers and casting spells. The scope of their powers mostly limited to one object, idea or field, usually tied into their personality. For example, as the Aztec god of the underworld, has dominance over a variety of mystical forces just short of power over the dead, controlled by, the god of the dead. Known Abilities: The majority of the Coatli have renowned skills in combat and warfare as well as intense ritualistic practices invoking the powers of the earth.
Miscellaneous Type of Government: Monarchy Level Of Technology: Magic Cultural Traits: The Mexican Gods were worshipped as gods in the ancient Olmec, Mayan and Aztec Empires covering most of modern Mexico, Guatemala and Central America down to Nicaragua and even parts as far north as modern Arizona and New Mexico in the United States. Their culture resembles that of Pre-Columbian Mexico. Names of Representatives:, Camazotz, Chamer, Chantico, Cihuacoatl, Ixtab, Mayahuel, Xilonen, et al. Trivia. Mexico comes from the name 'Mexica,' the ancient name of the Aztec people. 'Coatli' means 'dragon' or 'serpent,' but it is used in this text to represent the Mexican gods as a whole.
Other words that appear often in the names of the Aztec gods are 'cihuatl' (woman) and 'cuhtli' (man). In Meso-American Myth, the Mexican Gods are also referred to (at different times in their chronology) as the Bacabs, Chaac, Chicchan, the Oxlahuntiku and the Bolontiku, but these names are actually meant to specify smaller groups of gods in the much larger pantheon. In the Marvel Universe, the Aztec/Mayan gods are erroneously identified as the Teteoh; while 'teteo' or 'teotl' is an old Nahua word meaning 'god,' it has never been used in mythology to identify the Mexican Gods. 'Ahau' is an old Olmec term meaning 'lord;' it has erroneously been used in the Marvel Universe to refer to the Mayan gods as a separate pantheon from the Aztec gods. Considering the over-lap in their worship rites and repetitive aliases, the Aztec/Mayan gods are among the most difficult deities to form a consecutive family tree much less a chronology.