Mictlantecuhtli
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Mictlāntēcutli or Mictlantecuhtli (, meaning "Lord of Mictlan"), in Aztec mythology, is a god of the dead and the king of Mictlan (Chicunauhmictlan), the lowest and northernmost section of the underworld. He is one of the principal gods of the Aztecs and is the most prominent of several gods and goddesses of death and the underworld. The worship of Mictlantecuhtli sometimes involved ritual cannibalism, with human flesh being consumed in and around the temple. Other names given to Mictlantecuhtli include Ixpuztec (“Broken Face”), Nextepehua (“Scatterer of Ashes”), and Tzontemoc (“He Who Lowers
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It sits within the topics Aztec gods, Cannibalism in North America and Death gods.
Its subject is documented across 24 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Aztec
- Deity.name
- Mictlāntēcutli
- Deity.deity_of
- Ruler of the UnderworldGod of the dead
- Deity.image
- Mictlantecuhtli.svg
- Deity.caption
- Mictlantecuhtli as depicted in the Codex Borgia
- Deity.abode
- Mictlān (the Underworld)
- Deity.consort
- Mictēcacihuātl
- Deity.gender
- Male
- Deity.region
- Mesoamerica
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Aztec (Nahua)
- Deity.parents
- Created by the Tezcatlipocas (Codex Zumarraga)
- Deity.children
- None
- Deity.equivalent1_type
- Maya
- Deity.equivalent1
- Ah Puch
- Deity.equivalent2_type
- Otomi
- Deity.equivalent2
- Hmüšithü
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Mictlancihuatl
- Image
- Mictlantecuhtli British Museum.jpg
- Work location
- underworld
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- Commons category
- Mictlantecuhtli
- iconographic symbol
- Furipterus horrens
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Attributes
- Myths
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Mictlāntēcutli or Mictlantecuhtli (, meaning "Lord of Mictlan"), in Aztec mythology, is a god of the dead and the king of Mictlan (Chicunauhmictlan), the lowest and northernmost section of the underworld. He is one of the principal gods of the Aztecs and is the most prominent of several gods and goddesses of death and the underworld. The worship of Mictlantecuhtli sometimes involved ritual cannibalism, with human flesh being consumed in and around the temple. Other names given to Mictlantecuhtli include Ixpuztec (“Broken Face”), Nextepehua (“Scatterer of Ashes”), and Tzontemoc (“He Who Lowers His Head”).
Two life-size clay statues of Mictlantecuhtli were found marking the entrances to the House of Eagles to the north of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mictlantecuhtli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.