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Bookmark or Share- Mictlantecuhtli - MythopediaMictlantecuhtli was the Aztec god of death, who ruled over the land of the dead with his wife Mictecacihuatl. He was tricked into giving up the bones that would become the humans of the fifth age by Quetzalcoatl.
- The Myth of the Aztec God of Death, MictlantecuhtliIn the rich tapestry of Aztec mythology, Mictlantecuhtli, the god of death, stands as a formidable and enigmatic figure. He reigns over Mictlan, the Aztec underworld, a realm shrouded in darkness and mystery. Mictlantecuhtli's name is a combination of Nahuatl words meaning "Lord of the House of the Dead."
- Mictlāntēcutli - WikipediaMictlāntēcutli or Mictlantecuhtli (Nahuatl pronunciation: [mik.t͡ɬaːn.ˈteːkʷ.t͡ɬi], 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.
- Mictlantecuhtli - World History EncyclopediaMictlantecuhtli was the ruler of the 10th day Itzcuintli (Dog), the 5th Lord of the Night, and the 6th (or 11th) Lord of the Day. He was the equivalent of the Maya god Yum Cimil, the Zapotec god Kedo, and the Tarascan god Tihuime.
- Mictlantecuhtli, Lord of the Land of the Dead, Tried to Stop the ...Mictlantecuhtli was a god in the Aztec pantheon. Translated literally, his name means ‘ Lord of Mictlan’, Mictlan being the Aztec underworld or land of the dead. The Aztecs believed that there were a number of paradises and entry into them depended on the manner of one’s death.
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