An underground Tlaloc shrine has been found at Teotihuacan which shows many offerings left for this deity. Tlaloc was mainly worshiped at Teotihuacan, while his big rituals were held on Mount Tlaloc. It was likely adopted from the Maya god Chaac, perhaps ultimately derived from an earlier Olmec precursor. Īlthough the name Tlaloc is specifically Nahuatl, worship of a storm god, associated with mountaintop shrines and with life-giving rain, is as at least as old as Teotihuacan. Often, but not always, Tlaloc will also be carrying some sort of vessel that contains water - this will be depicted through the Meixca artists use of the color blue. A way to decifer if it is Tlaloc or not is to make sure there are fangs, weather that be three or four of the same size, or just two, paired with the traditional bufricated tongue.
The Mexican marigold, Tagetes lucida, known to the Nahua as cempasuchil, was another important symbol of the god, and was burned as a ritual incense in native religious ceremonies. Tlaloc is often represented through iconography of butterflies, jaguars, and serpents.
There are many different representations of Tlaloc, and there are many different offerings given to him. His followers were one of the oldest and most universal in ancient Mexico. Mount Tlaloc is very important in understanding how rituals surrounding this deity played out. He is also associated with caves, springs, and mountains, most specifically the sacred mountain where he was believed to reside. He was feared, but not maliciously, for his power over hail, thunder, lightning, and even rain.
This came to be due to many rituals, and sacrifices that were held in his name. He was also a deity of earthly fertility and water, worshipped as a giver of life and sustenance. Tlaloc ( Classical Nahuatl: Tlāloc ) is the god of rain in Aztec religion.
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