TLALOC, the pan-Mesoamerican deity of rain and fertility, was named by the Aztec, or Mexica, of Central Mexico. They chose a word derived from the Nahuatl term meaning "he is the embodiment of the earth." Other fertility deities...

Azetec rain-god, whose dwelling was supposed to be partly in the cloud-capped mountains and partly in springs and lakes. As he often conceals himself behind a dark storm-cloud, he is portrayed in manuscripts as black of body and with a painted face. In...

Tlaloc is the Mexican god of rain, fertility, and water. He was greatly feared among the Aztecs, who drowned children to appease him. They believed that Tlaloc was responsible for both floods and droughts, and that he had been created by the other gods....

Archeologists have discovered the remains of two dozen children who were apparent sacrificial victims to a rain god by Mexican Indians nearly a thousand years ago, researchers said Tuesday.The bones of the children, dating from about 950 to 1150, were found on the outskirts of...

Archaeologists diving into a lake in the crater of a snowcapped volcano found wooden scepters shaped like lightning bolts that match 500-year-old descriptions by Spanish priests and conquerors writing about offerings to the Aztec rain god.The lightning bolts _ along with cones of copal incense...