Huitzilopochtli Archive

Huge Golden Eagle Relief Made By The Aztecs Discovered At Tenochtitlan

AncientPages.com | February 3, 2021

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A magnificent, huge golden eagle bas relief has been discovered at Tenochtitlan, the ancient capital of the Aztec Empire. On November 8, 1519,

Moon: What Was Its Role In Beliefs Of Ancient People?

AncientPages.com | April 6, 2019

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The enigmatic moon has always fascinated humanity. Its brilliant presence in the night sky symbolized hope and enlightenment. As often as with the sun, the

Aztec Mythology

Aztecs’ Five Suns Creation Myth And Prophecy

AncientPages.com | July 18, 2018

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Although the Aztecs had several creation myths, perhaps the most widely known is the story of the five suns, including the Earth-Sun, the Wind

Templo Mayor – Sacred Aztec Complex Dedicated To Gods Tlaloc And Huitzilopochtli Who Were Usually Appeased With Human Sacrifices

AncientPages.com | January 23, 2018

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Most important sacred temple complex of the Aztecs - the Main Temple (in Spanish: Templo Mayor) was built in the center of the Aztec capital

It was Alexander von Humboldt, a Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer, who named the Mexica - the Aztecs. He put together the name “Aztlan” and “tec(atl)” where Aztlan “('Place of the Herons') was the mythical homeland of the Mexica, and -teca(h) literally means ‘people of’. Today the name 'Aztec' refers to not only the Mexica but also to the Nahuatl-speaking peoples of the Valley of Mexico and its surroundings

Ancient History Facts

Why The Aztecs Called Themselves ‘Mexica’

AncientPages.com | January 13, 2018

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Originally, the tribe we all know today as Aztecs, was once known as the Mexica, from which the modern name of the country of