Here were the principal idols worshiped by the Aztecs, Huitzilopochtli, the war god, and Tláloc, the god of rain.

Besides all of these, there was the main temple pyramid for the sun god of war, Huitzilopochtli, 30 meters [100 ft] high​—116 steps up to the top—​which commanded the view of the island.’”

For example, in the middle of the excavation, you see the places where Huitzilopochtli and Tláloc were worshiped.

However, one cannot help but feel chills when looking at the sacrificial stone in front of Huitzilopochtli’s oratory. It was on the flat surface of this stone that the victim was laid, face up, ready to have his heart torn out and offered to the gods.

Another stone, the statue of the goddess Coyolxauhqui, reveals another aspect of Aztec worship. Coyolxauhqui was said to be Huitzilopochtli’s sister whom he killed and divided into pieces.

Interestingly, too, Huitzilopochtli was said to be born to Coatlicue, and this mother goddess was later called the “mother of all the gods.”