bearing the mesmerizingly horrific likeness of the earth goddess Tlaltecuhtli (pronounced tlal-TEK-tli)—the symbol of the Aztec life and death cycle, squatting to give birth while drinking her ...

Aztec “skull whistles” found in ancient ... whistles were meaningful either for sacrificial practices, mythological symbolism, or for intimidation in warfare. But evidence for any of these ...

A national holiday in Mexico, Día de los Muertos mixes Catholic traditions with its Aztec roots in the celebration ... La Catrina has become a prominent symbol of death in Mexico, and is the ...

The Aztec god of death and lord of the underworld ... People also considered this Aztec god to be a symbol of fertility and creation. Quetzalcoatl played a central role in Aztec myths and often ...