Thirteen Heavens


The Nahua people such as the Aztecs, Chichimecs and the Toltecs believed that the heavens were constructed and separated into 13 levels, usually called Topan or simply each one Ilhuicatl iohhui, Ilhuicatl iohtlatoquiliz. Each level had from one to many Lords living in and ruling them.

Aztec mythology

In Aztec mythology, the Thirteen Heavens were formed out of Cipactli's head when the gods made creation out of its body, whereas :es:Tlaltícpac|Tlaltícpac, the earth, was made from its center and the nine levels of the underworld from its tail.
The most important of these heavens was Omeyocan, where Ometeotl - the dual Lord/Lady, creator of the Dual-Genesis who, as male, takes the name Ometecuhtli, and as female is named Omecihuatl - resided.
, West hemisphere with its respective trees, temples, patron deities and divinatory signs.
, South hemisphere with its respective trees, temples, patron deities and divinatory signs.In contrast to the Thirteen Heavens, there are also Nine Hells associated with Ancient Aztec mythology. Each level of the Nine Hells were said to be worse than the last, until reaching the final level where they faced Tezcatlipoca, God of death, who would then remove his mask of jade and reveal himself as the God of peace, Quetzalcoatl.