Aztec mythology
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| - | :''[[Venus (mythology)]], [[love god]], [[goddess]]'' | ||
| - | [[Venus]] has been compared to other goddesses of love, [[Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli]] in [[Aztec mythology]], [[Kukulcan]] in [[Maya mythology]], [[Frigg]] and [[Freyja]] in the [[Norse mythology|Norse mythos]], and [[Ushas]] in [[Historical Vedic religion|Vedic religion]]. [[Ushas]] is also linked to Venus by a [[Sanskrit]] epithet ascribed to her, ''vanas-'' ("loveliness; longing, desire"), which is [[cognate]] to ''Venus'', suggesting a [[Proto-Indo-European religion|Proto-Indo-European]] link via the reconstructed stem '''*wen-''' "to desire". | + | The '''[[Aztec]]''' civilization recognized a polytheistic mythology, which contained the many gods (over 100) and supernatural creatures from their religious beliefs. |
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| - | Venus is also associated with the Latvian god [[Auseklis]], whose name derives from the root aus-, meaning "dawn". Auseklis and [[Mēness]], whose name means "moon", are both Dieva dēli ("sons of God"). | + | |
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The Aztec civilization recognized a polytheistic mythology, which contained the many gods (over 100) and supernatural creatures from their religious beliefs.
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