The Tzitzimitl—astral deities visible when the sun was in eclipse—were ... the heart is to the body.” The naming ceremony was a key ritual in Aztec society. It was the solemn duty of the ...

This ritual ensured the Aztec civilization was renewed for another ... sacrificed himself to the fire and emerged to become the sun.

It was the third flat Aztec monolith to be discovered by accident in the vicinity of the Templo Mayor, along with a 24-ton black basalt Sun Stone ... to rest amid great ceremony.

The Aztec civilization was deeply spiritual, with a vast pantheon of gods influencing every aspect of life. Their religion was built on a balance between creation and destruction, embodied by deities ...