Tlaloc

Tlaloc, god of heavenly waters, lightning flashes and hail, patron of earth workers, had been among the most ancient and most essential deities within the Aztec pantheon.

Historical research suggests that he had been worshipped in Mesoamerica prior to the Aztecs even arriving in Mexico’s middle highlands within the 13th century.



Ceramics showing a water deity together with a serpentine lightning bolt go as far back as the 1st century BCE in Veracruz, Eastern Mexico.