Mictlantecuhtli
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Mictlantecuhtli is the Aztec god of death and ruler of Mictlan, the underworld where most souls journey after death.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec deity
ⓘ
death god ⓘ |
| associatedRealm | Mictlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bats
ⓘ
bones ⓘ dogs ⓘ night ⓘ north ⓘ owls ⓘ skeletons ⓘ skulls ⓘ spiders ⓘ |
| calendarAssociation | day sign Itzcuintli (dog) in some interpretations ⓘ |
| consort | Mictecacihuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | ruler of the Aztec underworld ⓘ |
| culture | Aztec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
figure with blood and bones
ⓘ
figure with exposed ribs ⓘ figure with skull face ⓘ skeletal figure ⓘ |
| direction | north ⓘ |
| domain |
death
ⓘ
underworld ⓘ |
| equivalentInBroadCategory | death deities of Mesoamerican religions ⓘ |
| festivalAssociation | rituals for the dead ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
claws
ⓘ
necklace of eyeballs ⓘ paper banners ⓘ skeletal body ⓘ skull head ⓘ |
| involvedInMyth | Quetzalcoatl’s journey to Mictlan to retrieve bones of previous creations ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole |
guardian of the dead
ⓘ
receiver of most human souls after death ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Lord of Mictlan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord of the Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Quetzalcoatl in the myth of the creation of humans ⓘ |
| pantheon | Aztec pantheon ⓘ |
| receivesSoulsFrom | people who died of natural causes ⓘ |
| religion | Aztec religion ⓘ |
| residesIn |
deepest level of Mictlan
ⓘ
ninth level of the underworld ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | tries to prevent Quetzalcoatl from taking the bones ⓘ |
| rulesOver | Mictlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mictecacihuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Mexica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nahua peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.