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Every Aztec name carries a story; Mictlantecuhtli carries more than one.
The story
The skeletal Lord of Mictlan (the underworld) who presides over the realm of the dead. He and his wife Mictecacíhuatl govern the afterlife where most souls reside, demanding offerings of bones and blood.
Other Aztec figures on The Veiled Deck: Coatlicue, Huitzilopochtli, Mixcoatl.