https://padlet.com/soprothschild/lx77w8wm75a3hvt7 en-us 2021-06-02 17:18:06 UTC 2025-11-18 19:08:17 UTC hello@padlet.com soprothschild https://padlet.com/soprothschild/lx77w8wm75a3hvt7/wish/1580221847 Aztec mythology is similar to Latin mythology, meaning it describes and explains the creation of the world, the gods and humans.]]> 2021-06-02 17:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/soprothschild/lx77w8wm75a3hvt7/wish/1580221847 soprothschild https://padlet.com/soprothschild/lx77w8wm75a3hvt7/wish/1598828100 Huitzilopochtli (pronounced Weetz-ee-loh-POSHT-lee) was the main god of the Aztecs. He told the Aztecs where they should establish their capital city of Tenochtitlan and urged them on their way. His name means “Hummingbird of the Left” and he was the patron of war and sacrifice.]]> 2021-06-10 15:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/soprothschild/lx77w8wm75a3hvt7/wish/1598828100 soprothschild https://padlet.com/soprothschild/lx77w8wm75a3hvt7/wish/1598836418 Tlaloc (pronounced Tláh-lock) is the rain god. Tlaloc's main shrine  is located on top of the Templo Mayor, the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan. His shrine was decorated with blue bands representing rain and water. The Aztec believed that the cries and tears of newborn children were sacred to the god, and many ceremonies for Tlaloc involved the sacrifice of children.]]> 2021-06-10 15:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/soprothschild/lx77w8wm75a3hvt7/wish/1598836418 soprothschild https://padlet.com/soprothschild/lx77w8wm75a3hvt7/wish/1598841754 Centeotl (pronounced Cen-teh-otl) was the god of maize. His name means “Maize cob Lord”. He was closely related to Tlaloc and is usually represented as a young man with the popular Aztec crop, maize, sprouting from his headdress.]]> 2021-06-10 15:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/soprothschild/lx77w8wm75a3hvt7/wish/1598841754 soprothschild https://padlet.com/soprothschild/lx77w8wm75a3hvt7/wish/1598848420 Tlaltechutli (Tlal-teh-koo-tlee) is the earth goddess. Her name means "The one who give and devours life" and she required many human sacrifices to sustain her. This goddess represents the surface of the earth, and angrily devours the sun every evening to give it back the next day.]]> 2021-06-10 15:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/soprothschild/lx77w8wm75a3hvt7/wish/1598848420