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Acolnahuacatl, or Acolmiztli - a god of the underworld, Mictlan
Acuecucyoticihuati (Chalchiuhtlicue)
Amimitl - god of lakes and fishers

Atlacamani - goddess of oceanic storms such as hurricanes
Atlacoya - goddess of drought
Atlatonan (also Atlatonin) - goddess of the coast
Atlaua - water god
Ayauhteotl - goddess of mist, fog, vanity and fame

Camaxtli - god of hunting, war, fate and fire
Centeotl (Cinteotl)
Chalchiuhtlatonal - god of water
Chalchiuhtecolotl - a night owl god

Chalchiutlicue from Codex Ríos.
Chalchiutlicue from Codex Ríos.

Chalchiuhtlicue (also Chalciuhtlicue, or Chalchihuitlicue) (She of the Jade Skirt). (Sometimes Acuecucyoticihuati) - the goddess of lakes and streams, and also of birth; consort of Tlaloc.

Chalchiuhtotoliq (Precious Night Turkey) - god of pestilence and mystery
Chalmecatecuchtlz - a god of the underworld, Mictlan and sacrifices
Chalmecatl the underworld, Mictlan and the north
Chantico - the goddess of hearth fires, personal treasure, and volcanoes
Chicomecoatl (also Chalchiuhcihuatl, Chiccomeccatl, or Xilonen) - goddess of new maize and produce, wife of Cinteotl.

Chicomexochtli - a patron of artists
Chiconahui - a domestic fertility goddess
Chiconahuiehecatl - associated with creation
Cihuacoatl (also Chihucoatl or Ciucoatl) (Woman Serpent) - an aspect of Ilamatecuhtli and consort of Quetzalcoatl

Cinteotl (also Centeotl or Centeocihuatl) - the principal maize god, son of Tlazolteotl

Cipactonal - god of astrology and the calendar
Citlalatonac (Ometeotl)
Citlalicue - a creator of the stars
Coatlicue (She of the Serpent Skirt) - legendary mother of Coyolxauhqui, the Centzon Huitzahua, and Huitzilopochtli
Cochimetl (also Coccochimetl) - god of commerce, bartering, and merchants

Coyolxauhqui - legendary sister of Huitzilopochtli, associated with the moon, possibly patroness of the milky way
Cuaxolotl - a goddess of the hearth

Ehecatl (also Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl) - the god of the Wind and creator of the earth, heavens, and the present race of humanity. As god of the west, one of the skybearers

Huehuecoyotl (also Ueuecoyotl) - a trickster god of indulgence and pranks. A shapeshifter, associated with drums and the coyote
Huehueteotl (also Ueueteotl, Xiuhtecuhtli, Xiutechuhtli) - an ancient god of the hearth, the fire of life. Associated with the pole star and the north, and serves as a skybearer
Huitzilopochtli (also Mextli, Mexitl, Uitzilopochtli) - the supreme god of Tenochtitlan, patron of war, fire and the sun
Huixtocihuatl (also Uixtochihuatl) - a goddess of salt and saltwater

Ilamatecuhtli (also Cihuacoatl or Quilaztli) - aged goddess of the earth, death, and the milky way. Her roar signalled war
Itztlacoliuhqui-Ixquimilli - god of stone, obsidian, coldness hardness, and castigation. Aspect of Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
Itzli - god of sacrifice and stone knives.
Itzpapalotl - Queen of Tomoanchan and one of the Cihuateteo (night demons) and tzitzimime (star demons)
Ixtlilton - the god of healing, dancing, festivals and games. Brother of Xochipilli.
Macuilcozcacuauhtli (five vulture) - one of the Ahuiateteo (gods of excess)
Macuilcuetzpalin (five lizard) - one of the Ahuiateteo (gods of excess)
Macuilmalinalli (five grass) - one of the Ahuiateteo (gods of excess)
Macuiltochtli (five rabbit) - one of the Ahuiateteo (gods of excess)
Macuilxochitl (five flower) - the god of games and gambling, and chief of the Ahuiateteo (gods of excess)

Malinalxochitl - sorceress and goddess of snakes, scorpions and insects of the desert
Matlalceuitl (also Matlalcueje) - goddess of rainfall and singing. Identified with Chalchiuhtlicue.
Mayahuel (also Mayahual, or Mayouel) - the goddess of maguey, and by extension, alcohol
Metztli (also Metztli, Tecuciztecatl, Tecciztecatl)- lowly god of worms who failed to sacrifice himself to become the sun, and became the moon instead, his face darkened by a rabbit.
Mextli - a god of war and storms

Mictecacihuatl (also Mictlancihuatl) - goddess of death and Lady of Mictlan, the underworld
Mictlantecuhtli (also Mictlantecuhtzi, or Tzontemoc) - the god of death and Lord of Mictlan, also as god of the south, one of the skybearers
Mixcoatl (cloud serpent) - god of hunting, war, and the milky way. An aspect of Tezcatlpoca and father of Quetzalcoatl

Nanahuatzin (also Nana, Nanautzin, or Nanauatzin) - lowly god who sacrificed himself to become sun god Tonatiuh

Omacatl (Tezcatlipoca)
Omecihuatl (Ometeotl)
Ometecuhtli (Ometeotl)
Ometeotl (also Citlatonac or Ometecuhtli (male) and Omecihuatl (female)) - the god(s) of duality, pregenator(s) of souls and lord/lady of heaven

Ometotchtli (two rabbit) - drunken rabbit god, leader of the Centzon Totochtin
Opochtli - left-handed god of trapping, hunting and fishing
Oxomoco - goddess of astrology and the calendar

Patecatl - the god of medicine, husband of Mayahuel
Paynal - the messenger to Huitzilopochtli

Quetzalcoatl in human form, using the symbols of Ehecatl, from the Codex Borgia.
Quetzalcoatl in human form, using the symbols of Ehecatl, from the Codex Borgia.

Quetzalcoatl (also Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli) (quetzal-feathered serpent) - creator god and patron of rulership, priests and merchants. Associated with Ehecatl as the divine wind
Quilaztli (Ilamatecuhtli)

Tecciztecatl (Mextli)
Temazcalteci (also Temaxcaltechi) - goddess of bathing and sweatbaths
Teoyaomicqui (also Teoyaomiqui)- the god of dead warriors
Tepeyollotl - (The jaguar form of Tezcatlipoca) god of the heart of the mountain, associated with jaguars, echoes, and earthquakes
Tepoztecatl (also Tezcatzontecatl) - god of pulque and rabbits

Teteoinnan - mother of the gods
Tezcatlipoca (also Omacatl, Titlacauan) - omnipotent god of rulers, sorcerers and warriors; night, death, discord, conflict, temptation and change. A sinister rival to Quetzalcoatl. Can appear as a jaguar.
Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli - destructive god of the morning star (venus), dawn, and of the east. One of the skybearers

Tlaloc (also Nuhualpilli) - the great and ancient provider and god of rain, fertility and lightning
Tlaltecuhtli - goddess of earth, associated with difficult births

Tlazolteotl (also Tlaelquani, Tlazolteotli)- the goddess of purification from filth, disease or excess
Tloquenahuaque - a creator god or ruler
Toci (also Temazcalteci) - grandmother goddess, heart of the earth and mother of the gods. Associated with midwives and war
Tonacatecuhtli - the aged creator and provider of food and patron of conceptions
Tonacacihuatl - consort of Tonacatecuhtli

Tonantzin - a mother goddess
Tonatiuh - a sun god and heavenly warrior, associated with eagles and with the Maya
Tzitzmitl - aged grandmother goddess

Xilonen - the goddess of young maize
Xipe Totec - the god of the seasons, seed germination and renewal, considered the patron of goldworkers
Xiuhcoatl (fire serpent or turquoise serpent) - embodiment of the sun’s rays and emblem of Xiuhtecuhtli
Xiuhtecuhtli -(also called Huehueteotl)

Xochipilli - the young god of feasting, painting, dancing, games, and writing. Associated with Macuilxochitl and Cinteotl
Xochiquetzal - goddess of love, beauty, female sexuality, prostitutes, flowers, pleasure, craft, weaving, and young mothers
Xocotl - star god associated with fire
Xolotl - canine companion of Quetzalcoatl and god of twins, sickness and deformity. Accompanies the dead to Mictlan

Yacatecuhtli (also Yactecuhtli) - the god of merchants and travelers

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