| To the Aztecs, Tlaloc was known as "the provider" and depending on the rains, could be either generous or miserly. One of the Dual temples upon the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan was dedicated to Tlaloc, and this side of the pyramid was apparently considered as his mountain abode. Tlaloc, the rain and lightning god of the Aztecs, is one of the most common deities at Teotihuacan and often appears with lightning, maize, and water. Like Postclassic examples, Tlaloc typically has goggled eyes and large, jaguar teeth or fangs. |
