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Don't worry, Itztli will come to the point soon. But in order to understand the point he's going to make a bit of education is needed, hence the long talk.

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The three deities shown in this page are (left to right):
Xochipilli, the "Flower Prince", patron of music and dance. He's a fertility god, associated with flowers and plants. Music and dance were very important in Aztec society, particularly in religious and public ceremonies.
The god in the middle is Tlaloc, God of Rain and Lightening, and also patron of agriculture. He is also associated with jaguars and snakes, hence the teeth and often googled eyes (there are supposedly snakes winding around his eyes, or so I've read... I just gave him fancy make-up ). Tlaloc is a very important deity in the Aztec pantheon and has been worshipped in other Mesoamerican cultures long before the Aztecs. One of the twin temples at the top of the great pyramid in Tenochtitlan is dedicated to him.
Chalchiuhtlicue is a water goddess, associated with rivers, lakes and all water in general, and also birth. She is Tlaloc's (second) wife. Her name means "She of the Jade Skirt" and she is usually pictured wearing a skirt made of blue jade stones, together with a traditional women's garment, a shawl called quechquemitl.

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Don't worry, Itztli will come to the point soon. But in order to understand the point he's going to make a bit of education is needed, hence the long talk.

EDUCATION TIME:
The three deities shown in this page are (left to right):
Xochipilli, the "Flower Prince", patron of music and dance. He's a fertility god, associated with flowers and plants. Music and dance were very important in Aztec society, particularly in religious and public ceremonies.
The god in the middle is Tlaloc, God of Rain and Lightening, and also patron of agriculture. He is also associated with jaguars and snakes, hence the teeth and often googled eyes (there are supposedly snakes winding around his eyes, or so I've read... I just gave him fancy make-up ). Tlaloc is a very important deity in the Aztec pantheon and has been worshipped in other Mesoamerican cultures long before the Aztecs. One of the twin temples at the top of the great pyramid in Tenochtitlan is dedicated to him.
Chalchiuhtlicue is a water goddess, associated with rivers, lakes and all water in general, and also birth. She is Tlaloc's (second) wife. Her name means "She of the Jade Skirt" and she is usually pictured wearing a skirt made of blue jade stones, together with a traditional women's garment, a shawl called quechquemitl.