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Coatlicue was one of the most important gods in the Aztec pantheon. Not only was she the goddess of fertility, but she also gave birth to Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of war and the sun. Her high ranking in the pantheon doesn’t mean she received the respect she deserved, however. Many Aztec gods came to […]
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Tlaltecuhtli: Fearsome Fertility Goddess of the Aztecs
October 29th, 2022 
Awake Goy Tlaltecuhtli was a Mesoamerican earth goddess predominantly worshiped by the Aztec people. Read more Section: News Myths & Legends Americas Read Later Source
Hernan Cortes: The Conquistador Who Beat the Aztecs
May 16th, 2021 Awake Goy Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who lived between the 15th and 16th centuries AD. He is best remembered for his expedition against the Aztec Empire centered in Mexico. This was part of the first phase of Spain’s expansion into the New World. Hernan Cortes’ expedition resulted in the collapse of the Aztec Empire, and the control […]
Tower of Human Skulls in Mexico Casts new Light on Aztecs
July 4th, 2017 Awake Goy A tower of human skulls unearthed beneath the heart of Mexico City has raised new questions about the culture of sacrifice in the Aztec Empire after crania of women and children surfaced among the hundreds embedded in the forbidding structure. Archaeologists have found more than 650 skulls caked in lime and thousands of fragments in […]
Age of the Aztecs: Ancient tower of skulls unearthed beneath Mexico City (PHOTOS)
July 2nd, 2017 Awake Goy An ancient tower of human skulls has been unearthed beneath Mexico City – a discovery that researchers say raises fresh questions about the culture of sacrifice in the Aztec empire. Archaeologists unearthed the 676 skulls embedded in a tower near the site of the Templo Mayor, one of the main temples in Tenochtitlan, the […]
12 Life Lessons From The Movie ‘The Martian’
December 16th, 2015 Awake Goy Twelve life lessons taken from Matt Damon’s epic struggle in the recently released movie The Martian. The Martian, starring Matt Damon, is a movie that will restore your faith in the human spirit and what it is possible for you to achieve. If you haven’t seen it, watch it. In the meantime though, here’s a […]
