Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of earth.

patron of women who die in childbirth.Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and

Huitzilopochtli.

The Aztec calendar stone,Mexica sun stone,

Stone of the Sun (Piedra del Sol), orStone of the Five Eras

It is a large monolithic sculpture. The stone is approximately 12 feet (3.7 m) across and

weighs approximately 24 tons.

Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec empire, established on July 18th, 1325 CE.

It is located in lake Texcoco.(1325 – 1521CE)

Chinampas is a way of farming on a lake. A very efficient process for growing food. With

aqueducts piping in fresh water, paved streets, and a thriving market economy, the city was a marvel to behold for the first historians who

visited.

A close-up and frontal view of the model of the Great Pyramid (Templo Mayor) compound that was at the heart of Tenochtitlán in the late

15th century and the early 16th century. It is located in lake Texcoco.

Here is a view of Teotihuacan looking south down the "Street of the Dead" toward the

Pyramid of the Moon and beyond to the south of the small Valle de Teotihuacan. The Pyramid

of the Sun (la pirámide del sol) is located on the left.

This picture shows a replica of part of the wall of the temple of Quetzalcóatl at Teotihuacan. Here you see the polychrome nature of the

imposing nature of Aztec (and pre-Aztec) public art. The high relief images in the replica

show the gods Quetzalcóatl and Tláloc.

Tlátoc was an important deity in Aztec religion, a god of rain, fertility, and water. He was a

beneficent god who gave life and sustenance.Chaac is the Mayan name of Tlátoc. It was

represented as an old man with a large, curved, up-turned nose or trumpet; he/it

carried an axe, which represented thunder and lightening. He/it was also associated with

frogs.

The pyramid of the Sun (la pirámide del sol; 210 feet high)

Located in the Teotihuacán Valley.Cultural period for the Teotihuacán civilization

is 100 BCE – 750 CE The pyramid is solid structure; i.e., it’s not

hollow inside like the Egyptian pyramids. There is a flat-roofed temple on top of the pyramid.

ToltecsAtlante (knight warrior)

Archelogists found four statues carved as human figures, each 4.6 meters tall (15 feet) at

Tula Grande.North of Teotihuacan, Hidalgo State

900-1200 CE

According to the Aztec oral history, Huitzilopochtli told the Aztec people in a

prophecy to leave their original island land of Aztlan (some where in the American

southwest) to migrate to an island in a lake where they would find an eagle with a serpent

in its beak and sitting on a cactus. They saw this prophecy fulfilled on the island in Lake

Texcoco.

Technotitlán (1325CE)In 1325 CE Aztecs settled down in the Valle de

Anahuac. The Mexica/Tenochca called their new city-

state Tenochtitlán (in Nahuatl, "city of Tenochcas").

Aztec mask.Artistic features rather unique to the Aztecs

are:obsidian knives,

rock-crystal skulls (for rituals and for art), andjade statues.

Aztec Cosmology: Double axis.

Lower World: has 9 levels of what the Western world calls “hell”, but in the Aztec concept

there was no moral differentiation between the levels of hell.

The underworld was for the dead and for women who died in childbirth.

Aztec religion.Coatlicu/Tonantzin was the main goddess and

mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and Huitzilopochtli.

Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of earth.

patron of women who die in childbirth.Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and

Huitzilopochtli.

The pyramid of the Sun (la pirámide del sol; 210 feet high)

Located in the Teotihuacán Valley.Cultural period for the Teotihuacán civilization

is 100 BCE – 750 CE The pyramid is solid structure; i.e., it’s not

hollow inside like the Egyptian pyramids. There is a flat-roofed temple on top of the pyramid.

ToltecsAtlante (knight warrior)

Archelogists found four statues carved as human figures, each 4.6 meters tall (15 feet) at

Tula Grande.North of Teotihuacan, Hidalgo State

900-1200 CE

This is a polychrome ceramic figurine of a ballplayer. He is seated. Now you can see more of the

protective gear the players wore. The game was rough, and the court's walls were hard stone. It is

suggested that players like this one wore a full jaguar hide. He holds a hand stone. 8th century.

Stela H –Copán, Honduras. It dates to the Classic Mayan period, about 782. This is one of the most

famous of Mayan stelæ. Note the intricate carving in the limestone block. There is a human figure (ruler) surrounded by symbols and elements from nature.

Hasaw Chan K’awil is Tikal’s greatest lord;In 692, Hasaw Chan K'awil began to lay out and oversee the construction of several new twin-

pyramid groups of temples and palaces in a variety of location throughout the city-state of

Tikal. Pyramids I & II belong to his time.In 704 built Temple II for his wife “Lady Twelve

Macaw”. He reigned from 686 to 734 (8th century)

This picture belong to Bonampak Mayan archeological site in Chiapas, México (ca. 800). These four painted walls in Room 1 depict the court rituals of designating a successor to the

throne.We see a child presented to the court. Then Bonampak lords dress for a celebration held

336 days after the first scene, there is a procession honoring the lord, and finally the lords are entertained by musicians playing

percussion and trumpets.

According to the Aztec oral history, Huitzilopochtli told the Aztec people in a

prophecy to leave their original island land of Aztlan (some where in the American

southwest) to migrate to an island in a lake where they would find an eagle with a serpent

in its beak and sitting on a cactus. They saw this prophecy fulfilled on the island in Lake

Texcoco.

Technotitlán (1325CE)In 1325 CE Aztecs settled down in the Valle de

Anahuac. The Mexica/Tenochca called their new city-

state Tenochtitlán (in Nahuatl, "city of Tenochcas").

Aztec mask.Artistic features rather unique to the Aztecs

are:obsidian knives,

rock-crystal skulls (for rituals and for art), andjade statues.

This is a picture of a Chac-mool, which is a stone statue featuring this reclining figure with

a bowl on its stomach. The bowl was used by the Maya-Toltecs as a

receptacle for heart and other sacrifices.A Chaac (Spanish and English) is the Mayan

god of water and rain; Chaac is parallel to the Aztec god Tláloc

Chichén Itzá: The Castle Temple orTemplo el Castillo. El Castillo has 91 steps on each

side for a total of 365 steps, equal to the number of days in the year under the solar Haab calendar.

According to the Chilam Balam, a sacred Maya book or codex, Chichén Itzá as discovered by the Itzá

Mayas in 435-455 C.E., and the site was occupied by them from 495 to 692 C.E. Then it was abandoned. In 948 they returned to Chichén Itzá, joined forces with Uxmal and Mayapán, but once again Chichén

Itzá was abandoned in 1204.

Tikal’s emblematic sign or glyph.It was known as a mutul, which in Maya means

"knot of hair,” that is, a tied knot of hair or a tied bundle as in a tied bundle of years. Tikal, then, might allude to the sacred place where

the Maya time count was sanctified and maintained.

The "meaning" of "tikal": Among several interpretations of the word tikal are these two:

In Yucatecan Maya ti means 'place', and k'al means 'spirits'; hence, Tikal = "place of spirits.”

Also in Yucatecan Maya k'al means 'count of twenty'; and, since twenty years in Maya is

k'atun, therefore, Tikal = "place of the count of a k'atun (i.e., unit of twenty years).

The Aztec calendar stone,Mexica sun stone,

Stone of the Sun (Piedra del Sol), orStone of the Five Eras

It is a large monolithic sculpture. The stone is approximately 12 feet (3.7 m) across and

weighs approximately 24 tons.

Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec empire, established on July 18th, 1325 CE.

It is located in lake Texcoco.(1325 – 1521CE)

Chinampas is a way of farming on a lake. A very efficient process for growing food. With

aqueducts piping in fresh water, paved streets, and a thriving market economy, the city was a marvel to behold for the first historians who

visited.

A close-up and frontal view of the model of the Great Pyramid (Templo Mayor) compound that was at the heart of Tenochtitlán in the late

15th century and the early 16th century. It is located in lake Texcoco.

The pyramid of the Sun (la pirámide del sol; 210 feet high)

Located in the Teotihuacán Valley.Cultural period for the Teotihuacán civilization

is 100 BCE – 750 CE The pyramid is solid structure; i.e., it’s not

hollow inside like the Egyptian pyramids. There is a flat-roofed temple on top of the pyramid.

ToltecsAtlante (knight warrior)

Archelogists found four statues carved as human figures, each 4.6 meters tall (15 feet) at

Tula Grande.North of Teotihuacan, Hidalgo State

900-1200 CE

This is a polychrome ceramic figurine of a ballplayer. He is seated. Now you can see more

of the protective gear the players wore. The game was rough, and the court's walls were

hard stone. It is suggested that players like this one wore a full jaguar hide. He holds a hand

stone. 8th century.

Stela H –Copán, Honduras. It dates to the Classic Mayan period, about 782. This is one of

the most famous of Mayan stelæ. Note the intricate carving in the limestone block. There

is a human figure (ruler) surrounded by symbols and elements from nature.

Hasaw Chan K’awil is Tikal’s greatest lord;In 692, Hasaw Chan K'awil began to lay out and oversee the construction of several new twin-

pyramid groups of temples and palaces in a variety of location throughout the city-state of

Tikal. Pyramids I & II belong to his time.In 704 built Temple II for his wife “Lady Twelve

Macaw”. He reigned from 686 to 734 (8th century)

Aztec Cosmology: Double axis.

Lower World: has 9 levels of what the Western world calls “hell”, but in the Aztec concept

there was no moral differentiation between the levels of hell.

The underworld was for the dead and for women who died in childbirth.

Aztec religion.Coatlicu/Tonantzin was the main goddess and

mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and Huitzilopochtli.

Front of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of earth.

Patron of women who die in childbirth.Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and

Huitzilopochtli.Her four hands open in the front.

Back of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of earth.

Patron of women who die in childbirth.Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and

Huitzilopochtli.

The Aztec calendar stone,Mexica sun stone,

Stone of the Sun (Piedra del Sol), orStone of the Five Eras

It is a large monolithic sculpture. The stone is approximately 12 feet (3.7 m) across and

weighs approximately 24 tons.

Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec empire, established on July 18th, 1325 CE.

It is located in lake Texcoco.(1325 – 1521CE)

Chinampas is a way of farming on a lake. A very efficient process for growing food. With

aqueducts piping in fresh water, paved streets, and a thriving market economy, the city was a marvel to behold for the first historians who

visited.

A close-up and frontal view of the model of the Great Pyramid (Templo Mayor) compound that was at the heart of Tenochtitlán in the late

15th century and the early 16th century. It is located in lake Texcoco.

Aztec Cosmology: Double axis.

Lower World: has 9 levels of what the Western world calls “hell”, but in the Aztec concept

there was no moral differentiation between the levels of hell.

The underworld was for the dead and for women who died in childbirth.

Aztec religion.Coatlicu/Tonantzin was the main goddess and

mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and Huitzilopochtli.

Front of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of earth.

Patron of women who die in childbirth.Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and

Huitzilopochtli.Her four hands open in the front.

Back of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of earth.

Patron of women who die in childbirth.Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and

Huitzilopochtli.

Here is a view of Teotihuacan looking south down the "Street of the Dead" toward the

Pyramid of the Moon and beyond to the south of the small Valle de Teotihuacan. The Pyramid

of the Sun (la pirámide del sol) is located on the left.

This picture shows a replica of part of the wall of the temple of Quetzalcóatl at Teotihuacan. Here you see the polychrome nature of the imposing nature of Aztec (and pre-Aztec)

public art. The high relief images in the replica show the gods Quetzalcóatl and Tláloc.

Tlátoc was an important deity in Aztec religion, a god of rain, fertility, and water. He was a

beneficent god who gave life and sustenance.Chaac is the Mayan name of Tlátoc. It was

represented as an old man with a large, curved, up-turned nose or trumpet; he/it

carried an axe, which represented thunder and lightening. He/it was also associated with

frogs.

Quetzalcoatl is a Mesoamerican deity whose name comes from the Nahuatl language and means "feathered serpent”. The worship of a feathered serpent deity is first documented in

Teotihuacan in the first century BC or first century AD. In the Maya area he was

approximately equivalent to Kukulcan and Gukumatz.

This picture belong to Bonampak Mayan archeological site in Chiapas, México (ca. 800). These four painted walls in Room 1 depict the court rituals of designating a successor to the

throne.We see a child presented to the court. Then Bonampak lords dress for a celebration held

336 days after the first scene, there is a procession honoring the lord, and finally the lords are entertained by musicians playing

percussion and trumpets.

According to the Aztec oral history, Huitzilopochtli told the Aztec people in a

prophecy to leave their original island land of Aztlan (some where in the American

southwest) to migrate to an island in a lake where they would find an eagle with a serpent

in its beak and sitting on a cactus. They saw this prophecy fulfilled on the island in Lake

Texcoco.

Technotitlán (1325CE)In 1325 CE Aztecs settled down in the Valle de

Anahuac. The Mexica/Tenochca called their new city-

state Tenochtitlán (in Nahuatl, "city of Tenochcas").

Aztec mask.Artistic features rather unique to the Aztecs

are:obsidian knives,

rock-crystal skulls (for rituals and for art), andjade statues.

Here is a view of Teotihuacan looking south down the "Street of the Dead" toward the

Pyramid of the Moon and beyond to the south of the small Valle de Teotihuacan. The Pyramid

of the Sun (la pirámide del sol) is located on the left.

This picture shows a replica of part of the wall of the temple of Quetzalcóatl at Teotihuacan. Here you see the polychrome nature of the imposing nature of Aztec (and pre-Aztec)

public art. The high relief images in the replica show the gods Quetzalcóatl and Tláloc.

Tlátoc was an important deity in Aztec religion, a god of rain, fertility, and water. He was a

beneficent god who gave life and sustenance.Chaac is the Mayan name of Tlátoc. It was

represented as an old man with a large, curved, up-turned nose or trumpet; he/it

carried an axe, which represented thunder and lightening. He/it was also associated with

frogs.

Quetzalcoatl is a Mesoamerican deity whose name comes from the Nahuatl language and means "feathered serpent”. The worship of a feathered serpent deity is first documented in

Teotihuacan in the first century BC or first century AD. In the Maya area he was

approximately equivalent to Kukulcan and Gukumatz.

This is a picture of a Chac-mool, which is a stone statue featuring this reclining figure with

a bowl on its stomach. The bowl was used by the Maya-Toltecs as a

receptacle for heart and other sacrifices.A Chaac (Spanish and English) is the Mayan

god of water and rain; Chaac is parallel to the Aztec god Tláloc

Chichén Itzá: The Castle Temple orTemplo el Castillo. El Castillo has 91 steps on each

side for a total of 365 steps, equal to the number of days in the year under the solar Haab calendar.

According to the Chilam Balam, a sacred Maya book or codex, Chichén Itzá as discovered by the Itzá

Mayas in 435-455 C.E., and the site was occupied by them from 495 to 692 C.E. Then it was abandoned. In 948 they returned to Chichén Itzá, joined forces with Uxmal and Mayapán, but once again Chichén

Itzá was abandoned in 1204.

Tikal’s emblematic sign or glyph.It was known as a mutul, which in Maya means

"knot of hair,” that is, a tied knot of hair or a tied bundle as in a tied bundle of years. Tikal, then, might allude to the sacred place where

the Maya time count was sanctified and maintained.

The "meaning" of "tikal": Among several interpretations of the word tikal are these two:

In Yucatecan Maya ti means 'place', and k'al means 'spirits'; hence, Tikal = "place of spirits.”

Also in Yucatecan Maya k'al means 'count of twenty'; and, since twenty years in Maya is

k'atun, therefore, Tikal = "place of the count of a k'atun (i.e., unit of twenty years).

This picture belong to Bonampak Mayan archeological site in Chiapas, México (ca. 800). These four painted walls in Room 1 depict the court rituals of designating a successor to the

throne.We see a child presented to the court. Then Bonampak lords dress for a celebration held

336 days after the first scene, there is a procession honoring the lord, and finally the lords are entertained by musicians playing

percussion and trumpets.

According to the Aztec oral history, Huitzilopochtli told the Aztec people in a

prophecy to leave their original island land of Aztlan (some where in the American

southwest) to migrate to an island in a lake where they would find an eagle with a serpent

in its beak and sitting on a cactus. They saw this prophecy fulfilled on the island in Lake

Texcoco.

Technotitlán (1325CE)In 1325 CE Aztecs settled down in the Valle de

Anahuac. The Mexica/Tenochca called their new city-

state Tenochtitlán (in Nahuatl, "city of Tenochcas").

Aztec mask.Artistic features rather unique to the Aztecs

are:obsidian knives,

rock-crystal skulls (for rituals and for art), andjade statues.

The pyramid of the Sun (la pirámide del sol; 210 feet high)

Located in the Teotihuacán Valley.Cultural period for the Teotihuacán civilization

is 100 BCE – 750 CE The pyramid is solid structure; i.e., it’s not

hollow inside like the Egyptian pyramids. There is a flat-roofed temple on top of the pyramid.

ToltecsAtlante (knight warrior)

Archelogists found four statues carved as human figures, each 4.6 meters tall (15 feet) at

Tula Grande.North of Teotihuacan, Hidalgo State

900-1200 CE

This is a polychrome ceramic figurine of a ballplayer. He is seated. Now you can see more of the

protective gear the players wore. The game was rough, and the court's walls were hard stone. It is

suggested that players like this one wore a full jaguar hide. He holds a hand stone. 8th century.

Stela H –Copán, Honduras. It dates to the Classic Mayan period, about 782. This is one of the most

famous of Mayan stelæ. Note the intricate carving in the limestone block. There is a human figure (ruler) surrounded by symbols and elements from nature.

Hasaw Chan K’awil is Tikal’s greatest lord;In 692, Hasaw Chan K'awil began to lay out and oversee the construction of several new twin-

pyramid groups of temples and palaces in a variety of location throughout the city-state of

Tikal. Pyramids I & II belong to his time.In 704 built Temple II for his wife “Lady Twelve

Macaw”. He reigned from 686 to 734 (8th century)

Here is a view of Teotihuacan looking south down the "Street of the Dead" toward the

Pyramid of the Moon and beyond to the south of the small Valle de Teotihuacan. The Pyramid

of the Sun (la pirámide del sol) is located on the left.

This picture shows a replica of part of the wall of the temple of Quetzalcóatl at Teotihuacan. Here you see the polychrome nature of the imposing nature of Aztec (and pre-Aztec)

public art. The high relief images in the replica show the gods Quetzalcóatl and Tláloc.

Tlátoc was an important deity in Aztec religion, a god of rain, fertility, and water. He was a

beneficent god who gave life and sustenance.Chaac is the Mayan name of Tlátoc. It was

represented as an old man with a large, curved, up-turned nose or trumpet; he/it

carried an axe, which represented thunder and lightening. He/it was also associated with

frogs.

Quetzalcoatl is a Mesoamerican deity whose name comes from the Nahuatl language and means "feathered serpent”. The worship of a feathered serpent deity is first documented in

Teotihuacan in the first century BC or first century AD. In the Maya area he was

approximately equivalent to Kukulcan and Gukumatz.

The Aztec calendar stone,Mexica sun stone,

Stone of the Sun (Piedra del Sol), orStone of the Five Eras

It is a large monolithic sculpture. The stone is approximately 12 feet (3.7 m) across and

weighs approximately 24 tons.

Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec empire, established on July 18th, 1325 CE.

It is located in lake Texcoco.(1325 – 1521CE)

Chinampas is a way of farming on a lake. A very efficient process for growing food. With

aqueducts piping in fresh water, paved streets, and a thriving market economy, the city was a marvel to behold for the first historians who

visited.

A close-up and frontal view of the model of the Great Pyramid (Templo Mayor) compound that was at the heart of Tenochtitlán in the late

15th century and the early 16th century. It is located in lake Texcoco.

Aztec Cosmology: Double axis.

Lower World: has 9 levels of what the Western world calls “hell”, but in the Aztec concept

there was no moral differentiation between the levels of hell.

The underworld was for the dead and for women who died in childbirth.

Aztec religion.Coatlicu/Tonantzin was the main goddess and

mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and Huitzilopochtli.

Front of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of earth.

Patron of women who die in childbirth.Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and

Huitzilopochtli.Her four hands open in the front.

Back of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of earth.

Patron of women who die in childbirth.Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and

Huitzilopochtli.

This is a picture of a Chac-mool, which is a stone statue featuring this reclining figure with

a bowl on its stomach. The bowl was used by the Maya-Toltecs as a

receptacle for heart and other sacrifices.A Chaac (Spanish and English) is the Mayan

god of water and rain; Chaac is parallel to the Aztec god Tláloc

Chichén Itzá: The Castle Temple orTemplo el Castillo. El Castillo has 91 steps on each

side for a total of 365 steps, equal to the number of days in the year under the solar Haab calendar.

According to the Chilam Balam, a sacred Maya book or codex, Chichén Itzá as discovered by the Itzá

Mayas in 435-455 C.E., and the site was occupied by them from 495 to 692 C.E. Then it was abandoned. In 948 they returned to Chichén Itzá, joined forces with Uxmal and Mayapán, but once again Chichén

Itzá was abandoned in 1204.

Tikal’s emblematic sign or glyph.It was known as a mutul, which in Maya means

"knot of hair,” that is, a tied knot of hair or a tied bundle as in a tied bundle of years. Tikal, then, might allude to the sacred place where

the Maya time count was sanctified and maintained.

The "meaning" of "tikal": Among several interpretations of the word tikal are these two:

In Yucatecan Maya ti means 'place', and k'al means 'spirits'; hence, Tikal = "place of spirits.”

Also in Yucatecan Maya k'al means 'count of twenty'; and, since twenty years in Maya is

k'atun, therefore, Tikal = "place of the count of a k'atun (i.e., unit of twenty years).

Mexican BaroqueBarroco mexicano

Aztec religion.Coatlicu/Tonantzin was the main goddess and

mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and Huitzilopochtli.

Front of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of earth.

Patron of women who die in childbirth.Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and

Huitzilopochtli.Her four hands open in the front.

Back of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of earth.

Patron of women who die in childbirth.Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and

Huitzilopochtli.

Aztec Cosmology: Double axis.

Lower World: has 9 levels of what the Western world calls “hell”, but in the Aztec concept

there was no moral differentiation between the levels of hell.

The underworld was for the dead and for women who died in childbirth.

Aztec religion.Coatlicu/Tonantzin was the main goddess and

mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and Huitzilopochtli.

Front of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of earth.

Patron of women who die in childbirth.Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and

Huitzilopochtli.Her four hands open in the front.

Back of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of earth.

Patron of women who die in childbirth.Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and

Huitzilopochtli.

Aztec Cosmology: Double axis.

Lower World: has 9 levels of what the Western world calls “hell”, but in the Aztec concept

there was no moral differentiation between the levels of hell.

The underworld was for the dead and for women who died in childbirth.

Aztec religion.Coatlicu/Tonantzin was the main goddess and

mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and Huitzilopochtli.

Front of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of earth.

Patron of women who die in childbirth.Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and

Huitzilopochtli.Her four hands open in the front.

Back of Aztec goddess Coatlicue (Tonantzin), mother of earth.

Patron of women who die in childbirth.Mother of Quetzalcoatl, Coyolxauhqui and

Huitzilopochtli.