• Despite the fact that it has been nearly half a millennium since the conquest of Mexico, Tlaloc still plays a role in shaping Mexican culture.
  • Befitting his name, Tlaloc rained the nectar of the earth upon it. It rained more and more, turning first into a storm and then into a hurricane.
  • In the various Mesoamerican cultures Tláloc appears as Dzahui for the Mixtec, Tajίn for the Totonac, Chupithripeme for the Tarascan and Cocijo for the Zapotec.
  • In the various Mesoamerican cultures Tláloc appears as Dzahui for the Mixtec, Tajίn for the Totonac, Chupithripeme for the Tarascan and Cocijo for the Zapotec.
  • Some of the most important Aztec temples have been dedicated to the water deity. Tlaloc was responsible for imminent and abundant rains.
  • It is assumed that these two deities represented these two dualities in Aztec culture. Tlaloc is portrayed as a being with a grimacing face and large fangs.
  • What can be said for certain regarding Tlaloc’s history is that one of the shrines on top of the Templo Mayor at Tenochtitlan was dedicated to him.
  • As with many Aztec gods, there are multiple Tlalocs. An Aztec story recounts how Tlaloc and his wife resided in a great house with a patio containing a series of pots.
  • Tlaloc is the god of rain, lightning and thunder. He is a fertility god, but also a wrathful deity. He is responsible for both floods and droughts.