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A reference list of the gods and goddesses of the Mexica (Aztecs): Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipoca, Tlaloc, Coatlicue and Xochiquetzal, epithets such as Titlacauan and Yohualli Ehecatl, named members of groups such as the Centzon Totochtin, and calendar names such as Nahui Ollin. About a quarter of the 500 entries are original deity names built from Nahuatl roots, and each of those carries a domain after a comma, as in Quiauhcoatl, Serpent of the First Rains.

About Aztec god names

The Mexica, the Nahuatl-speaking people of Tenochtitlan usually called the Aztecs, honored many gods, and one god could carry many names. Tezcatlipoca is also Titlacauan, Yohualli Ehecatl and Necoc Yaotl; the old fire god is Xiuhtecuhtli, Huehueteotl and Ixcozauhqui. Most of what is known was written down in the sixteenth century, above all by Bernardino de Sahagun and his Nahua collaborators.

Gods also came in groups, listed by group name and by member: the Centzon Totochtin of pulque, the Tlaloque who serve Tlaloc, the Cihuateteo, the Tzitzimime and the five Ahuiateteo. Day names of the tonalpohualli, the 260-day count, pair a number from 1 to 13 with one of twenty day signs. A few are recorded as a god's own calendar name or feast day, such as Ce Acatl for Quetzalcoatl and Nahui Ollin for the present sun. Most day names here are plain days of the count.

Just under a quarter of the entries are original: names built from Nahuatl roots such as coatl (serpent), xochitl (flower), tecuhtli (lord), cihuatl (woman), teotl (god), ehecatl (wind), citlalin (star) and itztli (obsidian), and a few everyday Nahuatl words for plants and animals given a divine role. Each original has a domain after a comma, as in Mixcihuatl, Lady of Low Clouds, so it cannot be mistaken for a recorded god.

How to choose Aztec god names

  • Read a day name as a number plus a sign. Ce is 1, Ome 2, Yei 3, Nahui 4, Macuilli 5, Chicuace 6, Chicome 7, Chicuei 8, Chiconahui 9 and Matlactli 10, and Matlactli Once, Matlactli Omome and Matlactli Omei are 11, 12 and 13. So Chicuei Mazatl is 8 Deer and Matlactli Omome Ocelotl is 12 Jaguar.
  • The twenty day signs are Cipactli (crocodile), Ehecatl (wind), Calli (house), Cuetzpalin (lizard), Coatl (serpent), Miquiztli (death), Mazatl (deer), Tochtli (rabbit), Atl (water), Itzcuintli (dog), Ozomatli (monkey), Malinalli (grass), Acatl (reed), Ocelotl (jaguar), Cuauhtli (eagle), Cozcacuauhtli (vulture), Ollin (movement), Tecpatl (flint), Quiahuitl (rain) and Xochitl (flower).
  • Use an epithet when you want one face of a god. Yohualli Ehecatl, night and wind, is Tezcatlipoca as a presence that cannot be seen or touched, and Tloque Nahuaque is the lord of the near and the nigh.
  • For a deity of your own, start from an entry with a domain after the comma, such as Tepecoatl, Guardian of Mountain Passes, and leave the recorded names to the gods they belong to.
  • Nahuatl is a living language and the Nahua are a living people. Write about these gods with the care you would give any living tradition, and look a name up in a scholarly source before you call it historical.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the main Aztec gods?

Huitzilopochtli, the patron of the Mexica, and Tlaloc, the rain god, shared the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan. Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl, Xipe Totec, Tonatiuh, Xiuhtecuhtli and Mictlantecuhtli are among the other great gods. The leading goddesses include Coatlicue, Chalchiuhtlicue, Xochiquetzal, Tlazolteotl, Chicomecoatl and Cihuacoatl.

Are all 500 names real Aztec gods?

No. About half are recorded deities, epithets and group names. About a quarter are day names of the 260-day count, and only some of those are recorded as a god's own calendar name or feast day. The rest are original names built from Nahuatl roots, and each one shows a domain after a comma, as in Citlalcihuatl, Lady of the Evening Star.

Which Aztec goddesses are on the list?

Coatlicue, Coyolxauhqui, Chalchiuhtlicue, Xochiquetzal, Tlazolteotl, Mictecacihuatl, Chicomecoatl, Xilonen, Mayahuel, Itzpapalotl, Cihuacoatl, Toci and Chantico are all here, along with less familiar figures such as Huixtocihuatl, the goddess of salt, and the healer Tzapotlatenan. Titles such as Teteo Innan, mother of the gods, and Tonantzin, our revered mother, are entries too.

Where are the Lords of the Day and the Lords of the Night?

They are two sets of gods tied to the calendar: thirteen who go with the numbered days and nine who rule the nights in turn. They are familiar gods in a calendar role and not separate beings, so they appear under their own names, for example Xiuhtecuhtli, Tlaloc, Tepeyollotl and Itztli.

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A: 24 names

  • Acaltecuhtli, Patron of Canoe Makers
  • Acihuatl, Goddess of Still Water
  • Acoatl, Lord of Lake Currents
  • Acolhua
  • Acolnahuacatl
  • Acuecueyotl
  • Acxomocuil
  • Ahuiateteo
  • Amatecuhtli, Keeper of Painted Books
  • Amateotl, God of Bark Paper
  • Amimitl
  • Apantecuhtli

A, continued

  • Apozonallotl
  • Atezcatl, Mirror of Still Water
  • Atlacamani
  • Atlacoaya
  • Atlahua
  • Atlatonan
  • Atonatiuh
  • Axochitl, Lady of Water Lilies
  • Ayauhcoatl, Serpent of Morning Mist
  • Ayocihuatl, Lady of Squash Vines
  • Ayollotl, Heart of the Lake
  • Ayopechtli

C: 133 names

  • Cacahuaxochitl, Goddess of Cacao Groves
  • Camaxtli
  • Ce Acatl
  • Ce Atl
  • Ce Calli
  • Ce Cipactli
  • Ce Coatl
  • Ce Cozcacuauhtli
  • Ce Cuauhtli
  • Ce Cuetzpalin
  • Ce Ehecatl
  • Ce Itzcuintli
  • Ce Malinalli
  • Ce Mazatl

C, continued

  • Ce Miquiztli
  • Ce Ocelotl
  • Ce Ollin
  • Ce Ozomatli
  • Ce Quiahuitl
  • Ce Tecpatl
  • Ce Tochtli
  • Ce Xochitl
  • Cempoalxochitl, Lady of Marigolds
  • Cencoatl, Guardian of Maize Bins
  • Centeotl
  • Centonan, Mother of Maize
  • Centzon Huitznahua
  • Centzon Mimixcoa
  • Centzon Totochtin

C, continued

  • Cetecuhtli, Lord of Frost
  • Chalchiuhcihuatl
  • Chalchiuhcoatl, Keeper of Clear Springs
  • Chalchiuhpapalotl, Butterfly of Green Waters
  • Chalchiuhpilli, Patron of Jade Carvers
  • Chalchiuhtlatonac
  • Chalchiuhtlicue
  • Chalchiuhtotolin
  • Chalmecacihuatl
  • Chalmecatecuhtli
  • Chantico
  • Chicome Acatl
  • Chicome Calli
  • Chicome Cipactli
  • Chicome Cozcacuauhtli

C, continued

  • Chicome Cuauhtli
  • Chicome Ehecatl
  • Chicome Itzcuintli
  • Chicome Mazatl
  • Chicome Ozomatli
  • Chicome Quiahuitl
  • Chicome Tochtli
  • Chicomecoatl
  • Chicomexochitl
  • Chicomolotzin
  • Chiconahui Acatl
  • Chiconahui Atl
  • Chiconahui Cipactli
  • Chiconahui Coatl
  • Chiconahui Cuauhtli

C, continued

  • Chiconahui Cuetzpalin
  • Chiconahui Ehecatl
  • Chiconahui Itzcuintli
  • Chiconahui Malinalli
  • Chiconahui Mazatl
  • Chiconahui Tecpatl
  • Chiconquiahuitl
  • Chicuace Calli
  • Chicuace Coatl
  • Chicuace Cozcacuauhtli
  • Chicuace Ehecatl
  • Chicuace Malinalli
  • Chicuace Miquiztli
  • Chicuace Ocelotl

C, continued

  • Chicuace Ollin
  • Chicuace Ozomatli
  • Chicuace Quiahuitl
  • Chicuace Tochtli
  • Chicuace Xochitl
  • Chicuei Acatl
  • Chicuei Cipactli
  • Chicuei Cozcacuauhtli
  • Chicuei Cuetzpalin
  • Chicuei Ehecatl
  • Chicuei Itzcuintli
  • Chicuei Mazatl
  • Chicuei Ozomatli
  • Chicuei Quiahuitl
  • Chicuei Tecpatl

C, continued

  • Chicuei Xochitl
  • Chilcihuatl, Goddess of Chili Harvests
  • Chimalma
  • Chimalpanecatl
  • Chimaltecuhtli, Lord of Shield Bearers
  • Cihuacoatl
  • Cihuapipiltin
  • Cihuatecayotl
  • Cihuateteo
  • Cihuatlampa Ehecatl
  • Cipactli
  • Cipactonal
  • Citlalatonac
  • Citlalcihuatl, Lady of the Evening Star
  • Citlalehecatl, Wind Between the Stars

C, continued

  • Citlalicue
  • Citlalmitl, Star Arrow of Meteors
  • Citlalocelotl, Guardian of the Night Sky
  • Citlalpapalotl, Spirit of Falling Stars
  • Citlaltecuhtli, Lord of the Fixed Stars
  • Citlalteotl, God of Sky Omens
  • Citlalxochitl, Goddess of Starlit Fields
  • Coatlan Tonan
  • Coatlicue
  • Cochimetl
  • Cochizteotl, God of Deep Sleep
  • Colhuatzincatl
  • Comalcihuatl, Keeper of the Griddle
  • Copalcihuatl, Lady of Sweet Smoke
  • Coyolxauhqui

C, continued

  • Coyotlinahual
  • Cozauhqui Xiuhtecuhtli
  • Cozcamiauh
  • Cuahuitlicac
  • Cuatlapanqui
  • Cuauhcihuatl
  • Cuauhtlehuanitl
  • Cuauhyollotl, Heart of the Forest
  • Cuaxolotl
  • Cuecuex
  • Cuezaltzin
  • Cuicacihuatl, Goddess of Songs at Dawn
  • Cuicapilli, Prince of Singers
  • Cuicateotl, Patron of Temple Singers
  • Cuicaxochitl, Patron of Flower Songs

E: 6 names

  • Ehecapilli, Prince of Breezes
  • Ehecatl
  • Ehecatl Quetzalcoatl
  • Ehecatonatiuh
  • Ehecatotontin
  • Eloxochitl, Goddess of Magnolia Trees

H: 8 names

  • Huauhcihuatl, Mother of Amaranth
  • Huehuecoyotl
  • Huehueteotl
  • Huictlolinqui
  • Huitzilopochtli
  • Huitznahuac Yaotl
  • Huitztlampa Ehecatl
  • Huixtocihuatl

I: 32 names

  • Ichcacihuatl, Patron of Cotton Weavers
  • Ichcatonan, Mother of Cotton
  • Ichpochtli
  • Ilamatecuhtli
  • Ilhuicahua Tlalticpaque
  • Ilhuicatl Xoxouhqui
  • In Tonan In Tota
  • Ipalnemoani
  • Itzcihuatl, Lady of Obsidian Mirrors
  • Itzocelotl, Jaguar of the Black Glass

I, continued

  • Itzpapalotl
  • Itztapaltotec
  • Itztecuhtli, Lord of Knife Makers
  • Itzteotl, God of Blade Edges
  • Itztlacoliuhqui
  • Itztli
  • Itztototl, Bird of Obsidian Feathers
  • Itzxochitl, Goddess of Sharp Thorns
  • Ixcozauhqui
  • Ixcuina
  • Ixcuiname

I, continued

  • Ixnextli
  • Ixpuzteque
  • Ixquimilli
  • Ixtlilton
  • Izquitecatl
  • Izquixochitl, Goddess of Scented Trees
  • Iztac Centeotl
  • Iztac Mixcoatl
  • Iztac Xiuhtecuhtli
  • Iztaccihuatl
  • Iztaccuauhtli, White Eagle of the North

M: 75 names

  • Macuilcalli
  • Macuilcozcacuauhtli
  • Macuilcuetzpalin
  • Macuilli Acatl
  • Macuilli Atl
  • Macuilli Cipactli
  • Macuilli Coatl
  • Macuilli Ehecatl
  • Macuilli Itzcuintli
  • Macuilli Miquiztli
  • Macuilli Ollin
  • Macuilli Ozomatli
  • Macuilli Tecpatl
  • Macuilmalinalli
  • Macuilocelotl

M, continued

  • Macuiltochtli
  • Macuiltonaleque
  • Macuilxochitl
  • Malinalxochitl
  • Maquizcoatl
  • Matlactli Atl
  • Matlactli Calli
  • Matlactli Cipactli
  • Matlactli Miquiztli
  • Matlactli Omei Acatl
  • Matlactli Omei Cozcacuauhtli
  • Matlactli Omei Ocelotl
  • Matlactli Omei Ozomatli
  • Matlactli Omei Quiahuitl
  • Matlactli Omei Tochtli

M, continued

  • Matlactli Omome Coatl
  • Matlactli Omome Ehecatl
  • Matlactli Omome Miquiztli
  • Matlactli Omome Ocelotl
  • Matlactli Omome Ollin
  • Matlactli Omome Tochtli
  • Matlactli Once Atl
  • Matlactli Once Cuauhtli
  • Matlactli Once Malinalli
  • Matlactli Once Ocelotl
  • Matlactli Once Ollin
  • Matlactli Once Xochitl
  • Matlactli Tecpatl
  • Matlactli Xochitl
  • Matlalcueye

M, continued

  • Mayahuel
  • Mecihuatl, Keeper of Maguey Thread
  • Metlacihuatl, Lady of Grinding Stones
  • Metonan, Mother of Maguey
  • Metzcihuatl, Lady of the Full Moon
  • Metzcoatl, God of the Waning Moon
  • Metzehecatl, Night Breeze Under the Moon
  • Metzpilli, Child of the Moon
  • Metztezcatl, Mirror of the Moon
  • Metztli
  • Metzxochitl, Lady of Moonlit Gardens
  • Metzyollotl, Heart of the Moon
  • Mexitli
  • Micapetlacalli
  • Michtecuhtli, God of Lake Fish

M, continued

  • Mictecacihuatl
  • Mictlampa Ehecatl
  • Mictlantecuhtli
  • Milintoc
  • Milnahuatl
  • Mimich
  • Mixcihuatl, Lady of Low Clouds
  • Mixcoatl
  • Mixcuauhtli, Eagle Above the Clouds
  • Mixehecatl, Wind That Herds Clouds
  • Mixtecuhtli, Lord of Storm Clouds
  • Mocihuaquetzque
  • Monenequi
  • Moquequeloa
  • Moyocoyani

N: 24 names

  • Nacxitl
  • Nahualpilli
  • Nahui Acatl
  • Nahui Atl
  • Nahui Calli
  • Nahui Cuauhtli
  • Nahui Ehecatl
  • Nahui Malinalli
  • Nahui Miquiztli
  • Nahui Ocelotl
  • Nahui Ollin
  • Nahui Quiahuitl

N, continued

  • Nahui Tecpatl
  • Nahui Xochitl
  • Nanahuatzin
  • Nappatecuhtli
  • Nauhyotecuhtli
  • Necoc Yaotl
  • Nexcoatl, Spirit of Cold Ashes
  • Nexoxcho
  • Nexteotl, God of Hearth Ash
  • Nextepehua
  • Nochpalliicue
  • Nopalcihuatl, Goddess of Cactus Fruit

O: 28 names

  • Oceloteotl, God of Jaguar Warriors
  • Ocelotonatiuh
  • Ocoxochitl, Spirit of Pine Forest Herbs
  • Octeotl, Keeper of Fermenting Vats
  • Ollintonatiuh
  • Olteotl, God of the Rubber Ball
  • Omacatl
  • Ome Cipactli
  • Ome Coatl
  • Ome Cozcacuauhtli
  • Ome Cuauhtli
  • Ome Cuetzpalin
  • Ome Itzcuintli
  • Ome Malinalli

O, continued

  • Ome Mazatl
  • Ome Ollin
  • Ome Tecpatl
  • Ome Xochitl
  • Omecihuatl
  • Ometecuhtli
  • Ometeotl
  • Ometochtli
  • Opochtli
  • Otecuhtli, Lord of Crossroads
  • Otontecuhtli
  • Oxomoco
  • Oztotecuhtli, Lord of Deep Caves
  • Oztoyollotl, Heart of the Cave

P: 9 names

  • Pacihuatl, Keeper of Healing Herbs
  • Painal
  • Papalocihuatl, Lady of Butterflies
  • Papaloxahual
  • Papaztac
  • Patecatl
  • Patolteotl, Patron of Board Games
  • Piltzintecuhtli
  • Popocatepetl

Q: 8 names

  • Quetzalcihuatl, Lady of Green Plumes
  • Quetzalcoatl
  • Quiauhcoatl, Serpent of the First Rains
  • Quiauhehecatl, Wind Before Rain
  • Quiauhpilli, Prince of Rain
  • Quiauhtonatiuh
  • Quiauhxochitl, Goddess of Rain Lilies
  • Quilaztli

T: 95 names

  • Teatlahuiani
  • Tecciztecatl
  • Techichihuani
  • Tecolocihuatl, Watcher of Owls at Dusk
  • Tecpacoatl, Patron of Flint Knappers
  • Teicu
  • Teimatini
  • Telpochtli
  • Temazcalteci
  • Temiccihuatl, Lady of Dreams
  • Teoxochitl, Lady of Temple Garlands
  • Teoyaomiqui
  • Tepanquizqui

T, continued

  • Tepecihuatl, Lady of the Foothills
  • Tepecoatl, Guardian of Mountain Passes
  • Tepetecuhtli, Lord of High Peaks
  • Tepeteotl, God of Landslides
  • Tepetonan, Mother of the Hills
  • Tepexoch
  • Tepeyollotl
  • Tepictoton
  • Tepoztecatl
  • Tequechmecaniani
  • Teteo Innan
  • Teteo Inta
  • Tetzahuitl
  • Tetzauhteotl

T, continued

  • Teuhehecatl, Wind of Dust Devils
  • Teyocoyani
  • Tezcatlanextia
  • Tezcatlipoca
  • Tezcatzoncatl
  • Tiacapan
  • Tianquiztecuhtli, Lord of Market Days
  • Titlacauan
  • Tizahua
  • Tlacahuepan
  • Tlachtecuhtli, Lord of the Ball Court
  • Tlaco
  • Tlacochcalco Yaotl

T, continued

  • Tlacotzontli
  • Tlaelcuani
  • Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
  • Tlalchitonatiuh
  • Tlalcoatl, God of Tilled Earth
  • Tlallamanac
  • Tlalli Iyollo
  • Tlaloc
  • Tlaloc Tlamacazqui
  • Tlalocantecuhtli
  • Tlalocayotl
  • Tlalocelotl, Guardian of Burrows
  • Tlaloque
  • Tlaltecayohua

T, continued

  • Tlaltecuhtli
  • Tlalteotl
  • Tlaltetecuin
  • Tlalxictentica
  • Tlamatzincatl
  • Tlappapalo
  • Tlatlauhqui Centeotl
  • Tlatlauhqui Tezcatlipoca
  • Tlatlauhqui Xiuhtecuhtli
  • Tlazolteotl
  • Tlazolteteo
  • Tlazopilli
  • Tlecoyotl, Coyote of Wildfire

T, continued

  • Tlecuauhtli, Eagle of the Sacred Fire
  • Tlemitl, Fire Arrow of Signal Fires
  • Tlepapalotl, Spirit of Moths at the Fire
  • Tleyollotl, Heart of the Fire
  • Tlilhua
  • Tlilpapalotl, Spirit of Black Wings
  • Tlilxochitl, Lady of Vanilla Vines
  • Tloque Nahuaque
  • Tochancalqui
  • Toci
  • Toltecatl
  • Tomiyauh
  • Tomiyauhtecuhtli
  • Tonacacihuatl

T, continued

  • Tonacatecuhtli
  • Tonalcoatl, God of Dry Season Heat
  • Tonalcuauhtli, Eagle of the Noon Sun
  • Tonalehecatl, Warm Wind of Noon
  • Tonalteotl, God of Day Fates
  • Tonantzin
  • Tonatiuh
  • Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl
  • Totec
  • Totoltecatl
  • Tzapotlatenan
  • Tzitzimicihuatl
  • Tzitzimime
  • Tzontemoc

X: 25 names

  • Xalehecatl, Wind of Blown Sand
  • Xaltecuhtli, Lord of Sandy Shores
  • Xilo
  • Xilonen
  • Xipe Totec
  • Xiuhcoatl
  • Xiuhnel
  • Xiuhocelotl, Jaguar of Blue Fire
  • Xiuhpapalotl, Butterfly of Turquoise Fire
  • Xiuhpilli
  • Xiuhtecuhtli
  • Xiuhtlati

X, continued

  • Xochicoyotl, Coyote of Feast Days
  • Xochiehecatl, Wind That Carries Pollen
  • Xochipapalotl, Spirit of Flower Fields
  • Xochipilli
  • Xochiquetzal
  • Xochitlicue
  • Xochitonan, Mother of Flowers
  • Xochiyollotl, Heart of the Flower
  • Xochtecatl
  • Xocotl
  • Xocotzin
  • Xolotl
  • Xoxouhqui Xiuhtecuhtli

Y: 31 names

  • Yacacoliuhqui
  • Yacapitzahuac
  • Yacatecuhtli
  • Yaocihuatl
  • Yaotl
  • Yapalliicue
  • Yauhqueme
  • Yauhtecatl
  • Yayauhqui Tezcatlipoca
  • Yei Atl

Y, continued

  • Yei Calli
  • Yei Cipactli
  • Yei Coatl
  • Yei Cuauhtli
  • Yei Cuetzpalin
  • Yei Malinalli
  • Yei Mazatl
  • Yei Miquiztli
  • Yei Ozomatli
  • Yei Tecpatl

Y, continued

  • Yohualcoatl, Keeper of Night Roads
  • Yohualcoyotl, Coyote of Night Songs
  • Yohuallahuan
  • Yohualli Ehecatl
  • Yohualocelotl, Jaguar of Moonless Nights
  • Yohualpapalotl, Spirit of Night Moths
  • Yohualtecolotl, Owl of the Dark Hours
  • Yohualtecuhtli
  • Yohualteotl, God of Midnight
  • Yohualticitl
  • Yohualxochitl, Goddess of Night Flowers

Z: 2 names

  • Zacateotl, God of Dry Grasslands
  • Zacatzontli