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Who are the gods of the Aztec people?

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Some of the gods:

Huitzilopitchli, the "hummingbird wizard" and sun god. This is the god that the Aztecs offered live beating hearts of sacrificial victims to. He was also the God of War, and the chief Aztec god.

Tezcatlipoca, the "god of the smoky mirror"--god of night, war, leaders--he is decorated with obsidian mirrors and can turn into a jaguar.

Tlaloc--the god of rain

Quetzalcoatl--the "feathered serpent" a peaceful god who abhorred human sacrifice. Post Conquest mythology says that he was said to be a white man and the Aztecs confused Hernan Cortes with Quetzalcoatl. He was the god of the wind.

Xipe Totec--the god of vegetative renewal, was depicted as wearing the flayed skin of a sacrificial victim.

There are more--check out "Aztec gods" on Wikipedia.org.

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