underworld Mictlan
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Underworld Mictlan is the Aztec realm of the dead, a vast and often grim afterlife domain ruled by the god Mictlantecuhtli and his consort Mictecacihuatl.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mictlan | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec underworld
ⓘ
mythological realm ⓘ |
| accessedAfter | death ⓘ |
| afterlifeRole | destination of most ordinary dead ⓘ |
| afterlifeType | underworld ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Mictecacihuatl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mictlantecuhtli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRulerTitle | Lord of Mictlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
fate of common people
ⓘ
inevitable death ⓘ |
| associatedWithFestival | Day of the Dead (via later syncretism) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Ilhuicatl Tonatiuh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tlalocan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicPosition | under the earth ⓘ |
| cosmologicalCategory | one of the Aztec worlds of the dead ⓘ |
| culture | Aztec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
grim
ⓘ
vast ⓘ |
| etymology | from Nahuatl "miqui" (to die) and "-tlan" (place of) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dangers for souls
ⓘ
multiple levels ⓘ trials for the dead ⓘ |
| hasGuardianAnimal | dog ⓘ |
| hasLevelCount | nine levels (in many sources) ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
souls of the dead
ⓘ
underworld deities ⓘ |
| journeyDuration | four years ⓘ |
| languageName | Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Aztec cosmology ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
colonial-era codices
ⓘ
post-Conquest Nahua accounts ⓘ |
| mythologicalFunction | place where most souls reside after death ⓘ |
| realmOf | dead ⓘ |
| religion | Aztec religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPractice | funerary rites directed souls toward Mictlan ⓘ |
| requiresAidFrom | dog to cross a river ⓘ |
| requiresJourneyOf | soul ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Mictecacihuatl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mictlantecuhtli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mictlan