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title: Mictlantecuhtli, God of Death
author: Dennis Jarvis
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1435/mictlantecuhtli-god-of-death/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
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# Mictlantecuhtli, God of Death
_Authored by Dennis Jarvis_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1435.jpg)
## Image Caption
A stone vessel depicting [Mictlantecuhtli](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mictlantecuhtli/) the [Aztec](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aztec_Civilization/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) and Lord of the Underworld.
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Jarvis, D. (2013, September 22). Mictlantecuhtli, God of Death. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Jarvis, Dennis. "Mictlantecuhtli, God of Death." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 22, 2013. .
### MLA
Jarvis, Dennis. "Mictlantecuhtli, God of Death." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Sep 2013, .
## License & Copyright
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