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Aztec Pantheon

Nahua/Aztec

Name Date

1. Who's who

Write the letter of each figure's role next to their name.

  1. 1.Huitzilopochtli
  2. 2.Quetzalcoatl
  3. 3.Tezcatlipoca
  4. 4.Tonatiuh
  5. 5.Coatlicue
  6. 6.Coyolxauhqui
  7. 7.Mictecacihuatl
  8. 8.Ometeotl
  • A.earth, fertility, life
  • B.sun, warriors, sacrifice
  • C.wind, wisdom, learning
  • D.the underworld, death, the bones of the dead
  • E.moon, night, stars
  • F.night, sorcery, obsidian
  • G.duality, primordial creation, the origin of the gods
  • H.sun, war, sacrifice

2. Family and relationships

Fill in each blank with a name from the word bank.

Word bank: Coatlicue · Ometeotl · Quetzalcoatl · Tezcatlipoca

  1. 1. is a sibling of Xolotl.
  2. 2. is a parent of Coyolxauhqui.
  3. 3. is a parent of Tezcatlipoca.
  4. 4. is the spouse of Xochiquetzal.
  5. 5. is a parent of Quetzalcoatl.

3. Short answers

  1. 1. What was Huitzilopochtli associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Huitzilopochtli?

  2. 2. What was Quetzalcoatl associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Quetzalcoatl?

  3. 3. Retell “The Legend of the Five Suns” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

  4. 4. Retell “The Birth of Huitzilopochtli” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

Answer key: Aztec Pantheon

1. Who's who

  1. 1. Huitzilopochtli: H
  2. 2. Quetzalcoatl: C
  3. 3. Tezcatlipoca: F
  4. 4. Tonatiuh: B
  5. 5. Coatlicue: A
  6. 6. Coyolxauhqui: E
  7. 7. Mictecacihuatl: D
  8. 8. Ometeotl: G

2. Family and relationships

  1. 1. Quetzalcoatl
  2. 2. Coatlicue
  3. 3. Ometeotl
  4. 4. Tezcatlipoca
  5. 5. Ometeotl

3. Short answers (guidance)

  1. 1. sun, war, sacrifice. Symbols: hummingbird, fire serpent (Xiuhcoatl). (mythosatlas.com/deities/huitzilopochtli)
  2. 2. wind, wisdom, learning. Symbols: feathered serpent, conch shell, wind jewel. (mythosatlas.com/deities/quetzalcoatl)
  3. 3. The Aztec creation myth describing four previous worlds that were destroyed, and the creation of the current fifth world by the sacrifice of the gods. (mythosatlas.com/stories/five-suns)
  4. 4. Coatlicue, the earth mother, becomes mysteriously pregnant after a ball of feathers falls upon her. Her daughter Coyolxauhqui leads the Centzon Huitznahua in an attack, but Huitzilopochtli emerges fully armed to defend his mother. (mythosatlas.com/stories/birth-of-huitzilopochtli)

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