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.

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

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.

A man bends down to take a picture of a giant, symbolic sacrificial knife, part of a display of items offered to the Aztec god Xochipilli, at the Templo Mayor museum in Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 7 ...

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