Aztec religion

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Aztec sacrifice

Aztec calendar stone

carving of Quetzalcóatl

Mictlantecuhtli sculpture

Xochiquetzal, illustration from the Codex Fejérváry-Mayer

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Aztec sacrifice

Aztec calendar stone

carving of Quetzalcóatl

Mictlantecuhtli sculpture

Xochiquetzal, illustration from the Codex Fejérváry-Mayer

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