When the first Spanish conquistadors arrived in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan in 1519, they claimed to have witnessed a ...

The Aztec civilization was deeply spiritual, with a vast pantheon of gods influencing every aspect of life. Their religion ...

Mictlán, the underworld of Aztec mythology, was thought to be divided into nine regions, depending on how the deceased died. Within the Mesoamerican region, it is believed a dog guides the ...

according to Inuit mythology, and Tecciztecatl, a lunar deity representing the "man on the moon" in Aztec mythology.