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Minor Aztec Gods in the five suns myth

Other minor gods in the Aztec Pantheon include Tlaloc, god of the rain. Chalchulicue, goddess of the rivers and waterways. Nanahuatzin, the most humble of the gods, he would become the Fifth sun. Tecuciztecatl, the son of Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue, who was given the first chance to jump into the fire and become the sun but hesitated. He was known as the rich prideful one before becoming the Moon. Huitzilopochtli, whose name means ‘resuscitated warrior of the south’ is one of the four Tezcatlipocas , god of the south and war. He can be seen represented as an Eagle. Another one of the Tezcatlipocas is Xipe Totec, Tezcatlipoca of the East. He was a life-death-rebirth deity, god of agriculture, vegetation, spring, goldsmiths, and much more. Xolotl was a god of fire and lightning. He was commonly depicted as a dog-headed man. He was the only God who ran in fear at the idea of being Sacrificed for the good of humans, he feared death.

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