Huitzilopochtli
The patron god of the Aztecs and Tenochtitlan. A solar warrior who requires blood sacrifice to battle the infinite night and keep the sun moving.
Divine domains
Gods of Sacrifice
5 deities from 3 traditions whose entries in this atlas list sacrifice among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Aztec
Tonatiuh
The sun god of the Fifth Sun (the current world age). Tonatiuh demanded human hearts and blood to fuel his daily journey across the sky, driving the Aztec system of ritual sacrifice.
Hindu
Agni
God of fire and messenger between gods and humans. Central to Vedic ritual, he carries offerings to the gods. Represents the sacrificial fire, digestive fire, and cosmic fire.
Purusha
The primordial cosmic being of Rigveda 10.90, the Purusha Sukta, whom the gods sacrificed so that the world could be made from his body: the sun from his eye, the moon from his mind, the sky from his head, the earth from his feet, and the four social classes from his mouth, arms, thighs, and feet.
Mesoamerican
Camazotz
The terrifying bat god of death and sacrifice. Camazotz dwells in the House of Bats in Xibalba, decapitating those who fail to survive the underworld's trials.
Quick answers
- Who is the Aztec god of sacrifice?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Aztec deities whose domains include sacrifice are Huitzilopochtli and Tonatiuh.
- Who is the Hindu god of sacrifice?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Hindu deities whose domains include sacrifice are Agni and Purusha.
- Who is the Mesoamerican god of sacrifice?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Mesoamerican deity whose domains include sacrifice is Camazotz.
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