About this belief system
Aztec religion refers to the cultural practices among several groups in central Mexico from ca. 1325-1520 CE.
Parent belief system
Mesoamerican Culture · PolytheisticHeads up. Aztec Religion belongs to a parent belief system on the basis of shared myths and deities.Mesoamerican belief systems refer to the cultures of central America between ca. 2000 BCE - 1520 CE: Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, Toltec, and others.
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Top myths
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| Aztec Five Suns | |
| Creation myth | |
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Top deities
Aztec myths: A-Z
- Aztec Five Suns Creation myth
Nuthsell
The world goes through cycles known as suns, and we are on the fifth cycle. The first deity, Ometeotl, created itself and was both male and female as well as a number of other dualities. This first deity gave birth to four children, one God for each cardinal direction.
Aztec deities: A-Z
- Ōmeteōtl Aztec · 1 myth
Ōmeteōtl was a primordial deity associated with creation in Nahuatl religion (part of what is known as the Aztec empire).
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Aztec." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 08 Aug. 2019, omnika.org/stable/256. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
OMNIKA (2019, August 08). Aztec. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/256
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Aztec." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 08, 2019. Accessed April 12, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/256.
