Pre Columbian America
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| Acolmiztli | A God of the underworld. |
| Acolnahuacatl | Another God of the underworld. |
| Amimitl | God of lakes. |
| Atl | God of water. |
| Atlaua | God of fisherman and water. Called 'Lord of the Waters'. Associated with the arrow. |
| Camaxtli | God of war, hunting and fate. Creator of fire. Along with three other gods created the world. |
| Centeotl | God of maize. |
| Centzonuitznaua | Gods of the southern stars. Rebel brothers of the sun god Huitzilopochtli. |
| Chalchiuhtlatonal | Another God of water. |
| Chalchiuhtlicue | Matron Goddess of rivers, streams and marriage. Ruled over all waters of the earth. |
| Chalchiutotolin | God of pestilence. |
| Chalmecacihuilt | A Goddess of the underworld. |
| Chalmecatl | Yet another god of the underworld. |
| Chantico | Goddess of hearth and volcano fires. |
| Chicomecoatl | Goddess of maize. Her symbol is an ear of corn. |
| Chicomexochtli | God of painters. |
| Chiconahui | Hearth Goddess and guardian of the household. |
| Cihuacoatl | Earth mother Goddess. Patron of childbirth and those who died while giving birth. Often portrayed with a child in her arms. |
| Citlalatonac | God who created the stars with Citlalicue. |
| Citlalicue | Creator Goddess. With Citlalatonac, created the stars. |
| Ciucoatl | Goddess of the earth. |
| Coatlicue | Goddess of earth and fire. |
| Cochimetl | God of merchants and commerce. |
| Coyolxauhqui | Goddess of the moon and earth. Posesses magical powers with which she can cause great harm. |
| Ehecatl | God of the winds. A form of Quetzalcoatl, he can bring life to all that is lifeless. |
| Huitzilopochtli | Mighty god of war, the sun and storms. Represented as the hummingbird. |
| Huixtocihuatl | Fertility Goddess. Connected with salt and salt water. She is the elder sister of Tlaloc. |
| Itzlacoliuhque | Obsidian knife god. |
| Itzli | Stone knife god, and god of sacrifice. |
| Itzpapalotl | Goddess of agriculture. |
| Ixtlilton | God of healing, medicine, feasting and games. |
| Malinalxochi | Sorceress Goddess with power over scorpions, snakes and other stinging, biting insects of the desert. |
| Metztli | Moon god. |
| Mictlantecutli | Lord of the dead and ruler of the Aztec underworld. Often seen as a skeleton or a figure wearing a skull. His animals are the spider, owl and bat. |
| Mixcoatl | God of the hunt and war. Also ruler of the polar star. |
| Nanauatzin | God who sacrificed himself in a fire so that the sun could shine on the world. |
| Omecihuatl | Creator Goddess. |
| Ometecuhtli | Creator god and god of fire. The highest god of the Aztec pantheon. Ruled over duality and the unity of opposites. |
| Opochtli | God of fishing, hunting and bird snaring. |
| Patecatl | God of healing and fertility. |
| Paynal | Messenger god to Huitzilopochtli. |
| Quetzalcoatl | Creator god and wise legislator. God of the wind, water and fertility. Light skinned and bearded, or represented as a feathered, flying snake. |
| Tecciztecatl | Moon god. |
| Teoyaomqui | God of dead warriors. |
| Tepeyollotl | God of caves and the earth. Believed to create earthquakes and the echo. His animal is the jaguar. |
| Teteoinnan | Mother of the gods. |
| Tezcatlipoca | God of night and material things. A tempter, he often tried to urge men to evil as a test of their moral character. Sometimes seen as the opposite of spiritual Quetzalcoatl. |
| Tlahuixcalpantecuhtli | God of the dawn and Venus as the morning star. An aspect of Quetzalcoatl. |
| Tlaloc | God of rain, agriculture, fire and the south. |
| Tlaltecuhtli | Monster earth god. |
| Tlazolteotl | Earth Mother-Goddess, and Goddess of sex. |
| Tonatiuh | Aztec sun-god and god of warriors. |
| Tzitzimime | God of the stars. |
| Ueuecoyotl | God of sex and irresponsible merrymaking. |
| Xilonen | Goddess of maize. Called 'the hairy one' for the tassels of the corn. |
| Xipe Totec | God of agriculture, spring and the turning of the seasons. Flayed himself each year to offer food for humans (as a maize seed loses it's outer skin). After he shed his skin, he appeared as a shining, golden god. |
| Xiuhcoatl | Fire-snake. God of drought and scorched earth. |
| Xiuhtecutli | Also called Huehueteotl. The senior deity of the Aztec pantheon. He is the personification of light in the darkness, warmth in coldness, and life in death. Often depicted with a red or yellow face. |
| Xochipilli | God of flowers, love, games, beauty, song and dance. |
| Xochiquetzal | Goddess of birds, butterflies, song, dance and love. Also a protector of artisans, prostitutes, pregnant women and birth. |
| Xocotl | God of fire and the stars. |
| Xolotl | God of lightning who guides the dead to the underworld. Seen as the twin brother of Quetzalcoatl. Depicted as a skeleton or a man with the head of a dog. |
| Yacatecuhtli | God of traveling merchants. |
