God And Goddess
The first subtopic in the Aztec life is the god and goddess and what they are known for. In the Aztec religions, there was a lot of gods and goddesses and they are; Huitzilopochtli, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, Camaxtli, Chalchiuhtlicue, Tlaloc, Xipe Totec, Xochiquetzal, and lastly Xochipilli.
Huitzilopochtli
The first god’s name is Huitzilopochtli, and he was known for the god that killed his sibling from his mom’s stomach with a knife.
Quetzalcoatl
The second god’s name is Quetzalcoatl, and he was only known for the bearded old man. His name was meant “Feathered Serpent”, And he have been conceived as a vegetarian god.
Tezcatlipoca
The third gods name is Tezcatlipoca, and he was the warrior god of the north and god of misery and sin with an obsidian knife.
Camaxtli
The fourth gods name was Camaxtli, and he was a really brave and strong god and …show more content…
And the human sacrifice was being performed by a god name Huehuetteotl. Huehuetteotl was the Aztec god of warmth, cold and lastly death. He was responsible for two things and they were food and light in the darkness. The people that were part of the Aztec religion, there were special sacrifices that held for Huehuetteotl. The first thing they did to the victim is throw them in the fire, and then pull them back out with hooks right before he was dead, so he can be tortured. While he was alive, they would take his heart and throw it in the fire while he was suffering.