Mictlantecuhtli

Mictlantecuhtli, also known as Mictlāntēcutli, was the demonic Aztec god of death and underworld, who ruled over the realm of Mitclan. He is a controversial being, as his worship was connected to the act of cannibalism.
According to mythologies he was assigned to the underworld by Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca after they created the world, alongside his wife Mictecacihuatl. Later Quetzalcoatl and Xolotl came to the underworld to steal the bones of the previous generation of gods. Mictlantecuhtli tried to block Quetzalcoatl's escape with the bones and, although he failed, he forced Quetzalcoatl to drop the bones, which scattered and broken. These shattered bones were then collected by Quetzalcoatl and carried to realm of the living, where they formed the first humans.
Category:Deities
Category:Aztec deities
Category:Underworld deities
Category:Death deities