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Pronunciation and Identification

Ahuitzotl (Ah-wheet-sohtl); Water Dog, eighth Revered Speaker of Mexico, 1486-1502.

Anahuac (Ah-nah-wahk); Near by the water; Valley of Mexico.

Axayacatl (Ah-shah-yah-kahtl); Water Face, sixth Revered Speaker of Mexico, 1469-1481; brother of Ahuitzotl and Tizoc.

Chalchihuitlicue (Chal-chee-wheet-lee-kwah); She of the Jade Skirt; Water Goddess; consort of Tlaloc, the Rain God.

Chalchiunenetzin (Chal-chwee-nay-nay-tsin); Jadestone Doll, wife of Nezahaulpilli, daughter of Axayacatl, shortened to Nenetzin.

Chimalpopoca (Chee-mahl-poh-poh-kah); Smoking Shield, Ruler of Tlacopan, a city of the Triple Alliance.

Cihuacoatl (See-wah-koh-ahtl); Woman Snake, Chief Minister and Vice-Ruler of Tenochtitlan; also the Earth Goddess.

Cocijoeza (Koh-see-hoh-ay-sah); Ruler of the Zapotecs, a major adversary of Ahuitzotl.

Cuauhtemoc (Kwow-tay-mock); Descending Eagle, son of Ahuitzotl and the last Revered Speaker of Mexico, 1520-1524.

Huactli (Whock-tlee); Hawk, Lord of the Pochteca (merchants).

Huaxtecs (Whash-tecks); people of the Panuco River basin who spoke in a Mayan type tongue and often battled the Aztecs.

Huitzilopochtli (Wheet-see-loh-poach-tlee); Hummingbird of the South, martial patron god of the Aztecs, and specifically of Tenochtitlan.

Maquauhuitl (Mah-kwow-wheetl); war club with embedded obsidian or stone blades, standard weapon for Aztec warriors.

Mictlantecuhtli (Meek-tlahn-tay-ku-tlee); Lord of the place of the dead; God of Death

Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina (Moh-tay-ku-soh-mah Eel-whee-kah-me-nah); Angry Lord Who Shoots At The Sky, fifth Revered Speaker of Mexico, 1440-1469; grandfather of Ahuitzotl, Axayacatl, and Tizoc.

Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (Shoh-koh-yoh-tsin); Angry Lord, the Younger, son of Axayacatl and ninth Revered Speaker of Mexico, 1502-1520.

Nezahualcoyotl (Ness-ah-wahl-koh-yohtl); Fasting Coyote, Ruler of Texcoco, 1402-1472; famed philosopher-king, poet, and patron of arts.

Nezahualpilli (Ness-ah-wahl-peel-lee); Fasting Prince, Ruler of Texcoco, 1472-1515, son of Nezahaulcoyotl, also famed for erudition, poetry, and building.

Pelaxilla (Pay-lah-sheel-lah); Cotton Ball, lover and mistress of Ahuitzotl.

Quetzalcoatl (Kett-sahl-koh-ahtl); Plumed Serpent, God of Knowledge; Wind God; Creator God of Mankind, often depicted as an adversary of the God Tezcatlipoca.

Tenochtitlan (Tay-noach-tee-tlahn); Place by the Hard Prickly-Pear Cactus, the island capital of the Aztecs.

Texcoco (Tesh-koh-koh); capital of Acolhuacan (Ah-kohl-wah-kahn); a city of the Triple Alliance and acknowledged cultural center of the Aztecs.

Tezcatlipoca (Tess-kah-tlee-poh-kah); Smoking Mirror, supreme god of the Aztec pantheon; eternally young god of the night sky; patron god of sorcerers and magicians.

Tizoc (Tee-sock); Bloodstained Leg, the seventh Revered Speaker of Mexico, 1481-1486, brother of Ahuitzotl and Axayacatl.

Tlalalcapatl (Tlah-lahl-kah-pahtl): Worldly Healer? Shortened to Tlalalca, empress, mother of Cuauhtemoc.

Tlaloc (Tlah-lock); He Who Makes Things Sprout, Rain God.

Tonatiuh (Toh-nah-tee-uh); He Who Lights; Sun God.

Xiuhcoac (Shee-uh-koh-ahk); capital city of the Huaxtecs.

Xiuhtecuhtli (Shee-uh-tay-kuh-tlee); Turquoise Lord, God of Fire, Lord of Time.

Xochiquetzal (Shoh-chee-kett-sahl); Flower Feather or Precious Flower, Goddess of Beauty and Love, also of Flowers and Fertility.

Xoyo (Sho-yoh); aged servant woman to Tlalalca.