Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of Aztec civilization of Central Mexico.

The
Aztecs were Nahuatl-speaking groups living in central Mexico and much of their mythology is similar to
that of other Mesoamerican cultures. According to legend, the various groups who were to become the
Aztecs arrived from the north into the Anahuac valley around Lake Texcoco. The location of this valley
and lake of destination is clear – it is the heart of modern Mexico City – but little can be known with
certainty about the origin of the Aztec.

In the Aztec religion, Huitzilopochtli, is a deity of war, sun, human sacrifice, and the patron of the
city of Tenochtitlan. He was also the national god of the Mexicas, also known as Aztecs, of Tenochtitlan.
Many in the pantheon of deities of the Aztecs were inclined to have a fondness for a particular aspect of
warfare. However, Huitzilopochtli was known as the primary god of war in ancient Mexico. Since he was
the patron god of the Mexica, he was credited with both the victories and defeats that the Mexica
people had on the battlefield. The people had to make sacrifices to him to protect the Aztec from
infinite night. He wielded Xiuhcoatl as a weapon, associating him with fire.

Quetzalcoatl is a deity in Mesoamerican culture and literature whose name comes from the Nahuatl
language and means "feathered serpent" or "Quetzal-feathered Serpent". The worship of a Feathered
Serpent is first documented in Teotihuacan in the first century BC or first century AD. That period lies
within the Late Preclassic to Early Classic period (400 BC – 600 AD) of Mesoamerican chronology, and
veneration of the figure appears to have spread throughout Mesoamerica by the Late Classic period
(600–900 AD).

In Aztec mythology and religion, Xipe Totec was a life-death-rebirth deity, god of agriculture,
vegetation, the east, disease, spring, goldsmiths, silversmiths, liberation and the seasons.

Mixcoatl was the god of the hunt and identified with the Milky Way, the stars, and the heavens in
several Mesoamerican cultures. He was the patron deity of the Otomi, the Chichimecs, and several
groups that claimed descent from the Chichimecs. While Mixcoatl was part of the Aztec pantheon, his
role was less important than Huitzilopochtli, who was their central deity. Under the name of Camaxtli,
Mixcoatl was worshipped as the central deity of Huejotzingo and Tlaxcala.

Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli is a principal member of the pantheon of gods within the Aztec religion,
representing the Morning Star Venus. The name comes from the Nahuatl words tlāhuizcalpan "dawn"
and tecuhtli "lord". Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli is one of the thirteen Lords of the Day, representing the 12th
day of the Aztec trecena.

In Aztec mythology, Xochiquetzal , also called Ichpochtli, meaning "maiden", was a goddess
associated with concepts of fertility, beauty, and female sexual power, serving as a protector of young
mothers and a patroness of pregnancy, childbirth, and the crafts practiced by women such as weaving
and embroidery. In pre-Hispanic Maya culture, a similar figure is Goddess I.