Major gods and myths of Aztec and Mayan mythology matched with their domain or role and one signature story or symbol each, one figure or myth per card.
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- Huitzilopochtli
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God of war and the sun; led the Aztecs to Tenochtitlan- Tezcatlipoca
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God of night and sorcery; associated with jaguars and obsidian mirrors- Quetzalcoatl
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God of wind, knowledge and civilization; depicted as a plumed serpent- Tlaloc
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God of rain and water; grants paradise called Tlalocan to the drowned- Chalchiuhtlicue
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Goddess of fresh water, rivers and streams- Xiuhtecuhtli
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God of fire and the center of the world- Xipe Totec
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God of spring and renewal; associated with ritual flaying and rebirth- Coatlicue
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Mother of all the Aztec gods; depicted wearing a skirt of snakes- Mictlantecuhtli
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God of death and ruler of the Aztec underworld- Tlaltecuhtli
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Primordial earth monster whose body was divided to create the world- Tonatiuh
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Sun god; requires daily human sacrifice to complete his journey across the sky- Metztli
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Goddess of the moon in Aztec mythology- Cinteotl
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God of maize and corn in Aztec tradition- Ometeotl
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Supreme creator god and source of all life in Aztec cosmology- Itzpapalotl
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Goddess of the hunt; represented as an obsidian butterfly
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