Editing Aztec mythology (section)

== Pantheon ==
{{Main|List of Aztec gods and supernatural beings}}
[[File:Codex Borgia page 48.jpg|thumb|Embodied spirits; [[Tonalleque]] (1), [[Cihuateteo]] (2).]]
[[File:Codex Borgia page 25.jpg|thumb|Patterns of War; (1a) [[Tlaloc]], (1b) [[Xiuhtecuhtli]], (2a) [[Mixcoatl]], (2b) [[Xipe-Totec]].]]
[[File:Codex Borgia page 55.jpg|thumb|Patterns of Merchants; (1a) [[Huehuecoyotl]], (1b) [[Zacatzontli]], (2a) [[Yacatecuhtli]], (2b) [[Tlacotzontli]], (3a) [[Tlazolteotl]] and [[Metztli]], (3b) [[Tonatiuh]].]]
{{Mythology}} 
*'''Water deities'''
** [[Tlaloc]], god of rain, lightning and thunder. He is a fertility god.
** [[Chalchiuhtlicue]], goddess of running water, lakes, rivers, seas, streams, horizontal waters, storms, and baptism.
** [[Huixtocihuatl]], goddess of salt
** [[Opochtli]], god of fishing and birdcatchers, discoverer of both the harpoon and net
** [[Atlahua]], god of water, a fisherman and archer
*'''Fire deities'''
** [[Xiuhtecuhtli]], god of fire and time
** [[Chantico]], goddess of the hearth (firebox) and volcanoes
** [[Xolotl]], god of fire, lightning, and death, associated with Venus as the Evening Star (Twin of Quetzalcoatl)
*'''Death deities'''
** [[Mictlantecuhtli]], god of the dead, ruler of the [[Underworld]] (Mictlan)
** [[Mictecacihuatl]], goddess of the dead, ruler of the [[Underworld]] (Mictlan)
** [[Xolotl]], god of lightning, death and deformity, associated with Venus as the Evening Star (Twin of Quetzalcoatl)
*'''Sky deities'''
** [[Tezcatlipoca]], god of providence, darkness, and the invisible, lord of the night, ruler of the [[North]].
** [[Xipe-Totec]], god of force, lord of the seasons and rebirth, ruler of the [[East]].
** [[Quetzalcoatl]], god of life, the light and wisdom, lord of the winds and daytime, ruler of the [[West]]. 
** [[Huitzilopochtli]], god of war and sacrifice, lord of the sun and fire, ruler of the [[South]].
** [[Xolotl]], god of lightning, death, and fire, associated with Venus as the Evening Star (Twin of Quetzalcoatl)
** [[Ehecatl]], god of wind (a form of Quetzalcoatl)
** [[Tlaloc]], god of rain, lightning and thunder. He is a fertility god.
** [[Coyolxauhqui]], goddess and leader of the Centzonhuitznahua, associated with the moon.
** [[Meztli]], goddess of the moon.
** [[Tonatiuh]], god of the sun.
** [[Nanahuatzin]], god of the sun. He sacrificed himself in a burning fire, so the god Tonatiuh took his place.
** [[Centzonmimixcoa|Centzon-mimixcoa]], 400 gods of the northern stars
** [[Centzonhuitznahua|Centzon-huitznahua]], 400 gods of the southern stars
** [[Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli]], god of the morning star ([[Venus]])
*'''[[Lieges of the Night]]'''
** [[Xiuhtecuhtli]], god of fire and time
** [[Tezcatlipoca]], god of providence, the darkness and the invisible, lord of the night, ruler of the [[North]].
** [[Piltzintecuhtli]], god of visions, associated with Mercury (the planet that is visible just before sunrise, or just after sunset) and healing
** [[Centeotl]], god of maize
** [[Mictlantecuhtli]], god of the [[Underworld]] (Mictlan)
** [[Chalchiuhtlicue]], goddess of running water, lakes, rivers, seas, streams, horizontal waters, storms, and baptism.
** [[Tlazolteotl]], goddess of lust, carnality, and sexual misdeeds.
** [[Tepeyollotl]], god of the animals, darkened caves, echoes, and earthquakes. Tepeyollotl is a variant of Tezcatlipoca, whose name means "heart of the mountain"
** [[Tlaloc]], god of rain, lightning and thunder. He is a fertility god.
*'''[[Lieges of the Time]]'''
** [[Xiuhtecuhtli]], god of fire and time
** [[Tlaltecuhtli]], the god/goddess of the earth (changed in the landscape and atmosphere)
** [[Chalchiuhtlicue]], goddess of running water, lakes, rivers, streams, the sea, horizontal waters, storms, and baptism.
** [[Tonatiuh]], god of the [[Sun]]
** [[Tlazolteotl]], goddess of lust, carnality, and sexual misdeeds.
** [[Mictlantecuhtli]], god of the [[Underworld]] (Mictlan)
** [[Mictecacihuatl]], goddess of the [[Underworld]] (Mictlan)
** [[Centeotl]], god of maize
** [[Tlaloc]], god of rain, lightning and thunder. He is a fertility god.
** [[Quetzalcoatl]], god of life, light and wisdom, lord of the winds and the day, ruler of the [[West]].
** [[Tezcatlipoca]], god of providence, the darkness and the invisible, lord of the night, ruler of the [[North]].
** [[Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli]], god of dawn ([[Venus]])
** [[Citlalicue]], goddess of female stars in the [[Milky Way]].
** [[Citlalatonac]], god of female stars (Husband of Citlalicue)
*'''Earth deities'''
** [[Xipe-Totec]], god of force, lord of the seasons and rebirth, ruler of the [[East]].
** [[Tonacatecuhtli]], god of sustenance, associated with Ometecuhtli.
** [[Tonacacihuatl]], goddess of sustenance, associated with Omecihuatl.
** [[Tlaltecuhtli]], old god/goddess of earth (changed in the landscape and atmosphere)
** [[Chicomecoatl]], goddess of agriculture, whose name means "seven-serpent"
** [[Centeotl]], god of the maize associated with the Tianquiztli (Pleiades)
** [[Chicomecōātl|Xilonen]], goddess of tender maize
*'''Matron goddesses'''
** [[Coatlicue]], goddess of fertility, life, death and rebirth 
** [[Chimalma]], goddess of fertility, life, death and rebirth
** [[Xochitlicue]], goddess of fertility, life, death and rebirth
** [[Itzpapalotl]], warrior and death goddess, obsidian butterfly, leader of the [[Tzitzimitl|Tzitzimimeh]]
** [[Toci]], goddess of health
*'''Star deities'''
** [[Centzonmimixcoa|Centzon-mimixcoa]], 400 gods of the northern stars
** [[Centzonhuitznahua|Centzon-huitznahua]], 400 gods of the southern stars
** [[Citlalicue]], goddess of female stars in the [[Milky Way]].
** [[Citlalatonac]], god of female stars (Husband of Citlalicue)
** [[Itzpapalotl]], warrior and death goddess, obsidian butterfly, leader of the [[Tzitzimitl|Tzitzimimeh]]
** [[Mixcoatl]], god of the hunt and "god of many tribes," identified with the Milky Way, the stars, and the heavens
** [[Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli]], god of the morning star ([[Venus]])
** [[Tzitzimitl|Tzitzimimeh]], monstrous deities associated with stars, often described as "[[demon]]s" 
** [[Xolotl]], god of death, associated with Venus as the Evening Star (Twin of Quetzalcoatl)