From jaguars to shooting stars, these rare and meaningful Náhuatl names are steeped in centuries of culture, cosmic symbolism, and divine energy.

The Aztec sun god Tonatiuh depicted in the 16th century Codex Telleriano-Remensis. The Aztec believed that human sacrifice was necessary to keep the sun moving through the sky.

Natalie Rivera, an artist from Detroit, paints Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown as the Aztec Sun God before an NFL football game at Ford Field on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan.

Indeed, the Aztec sun god was often beset with threats in the darkness, when malevolent gods would come out. It's one reason why Aztecs would sacrifice human lives — to release energy from ...

Aztec god watches over Pilsen in brilliantly colored mural buzzing with hummingbirds ... The Chicago Sun-Times is free to all, thanks to readers like you.

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