Zodiacs

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The Signs as Aztec Deities:

Aries: Xiuhtecuhtli was the god of fire, day and heat. He was the lord of volcanoes, the personification of life after death.

Taurus: Tonacacihuatl was a creator and goddess of fertility and associated with procreation.

Gemini: Tlaloc was supreme god of the rain and also was associated with the spring.

Cancer: Metztli was goddess of the moon, the night, and farmers.

Leo: Tonatiuh was the sun god. The Aztec people considered him the leader of heaven.

Virgo: Chicomecoatl was the goddess of agriculture. She is usually distinguished by being shown carrying ears of maize.

Libra: Quetzalcoatl was related to gods of the wind, of the planet Venus, of merchants and of arts, crafts and knowledge.

Scorpio: Mictecacihuatl was the queen of the underworld, ruling of the afterlife and she was known as the "Lady of the Dead".

Sagittarius: Tepeyollotl was the god of earthquakes, echoes and jaguars. He is the god of the Eighth Hour of the Night.

Capricorn: Itzpapalotl was a fearsome skeletal warrior goddess who ruled over the paradise world of Tamoanchan.

Aquarius: Ehecatl was the god of the wind and he attracted the clouds with rain for the fields.

Pisces: Chalchiuhtlicue was the goddess of water, rivers, seas, streams and storms. She was represented as a river.