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What is the name of the Aztec goddess of the underworld, often depicted as a figure with jaguar claws and a skull-like face, associated with death, the afterlife and the protection of the deceased?
Answer: Mictlantecuhtli — Mictlantecuhtli ruled Mictlan, the lowest level of the Aztec underworld, together with his wife Mictecacihuatl — the Day of the Dead traditions partly derive from the Aztec festival for this deity couple.
- A Coatlicue
- B Tlazolteotl
- C Mictlantecuhtli ✓
- D Chalchiuhtlicue
Mictlantecuhtli ruled Mictlan, the lowest level of the Aztec underworld, together with his wife Mictecacihuatl — the Day of the Dead traditions partly derive from the Aztec festival for this deity couple.