images:  Mictlantecuhtli God of Death Figure-B   In Aztec mythology , Mictlantecuhtli was the king of Mictlan , the lowest and northernmost section of the underworld and also the god of the dead.   Mictlantecuhtli, means "Lord of Mictlan" in the native Nahuatl.   Mictlantecuhtli was one of the principal gods