This skull-shaped mask was made to be used in a ritual involving the Aztec god of death.

This important Aztec god embodied both the rising sun and the martial vigor needed to sustain it. Born fully armed atop the sacred Coatepec mountain, his daily triumph over darkness symbolized the sun ...

The California Department of Education has proposed an ethnic studies “model curriculum” that includes, among other things, chanting the names of Aztec gods in an attempt to build unity among ...

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The California Department of Education has proposed an ethnic studies "model curriculum" that includes, among other things, chanting the names of Aztec gods in an attempt to build unity among ...

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