As the daughter of the Earth goddess, Coatlicue, and the sister of the Sun god, Huitzilopochtli, Coyolxauhqui tricked her four hundred sisters and brothers to murder their shamed pregnant mother.

As he washes his face, three deities appear: the sun goddess Amaterasu when he pours water on his left eye, the moon god Tsukuyomi when he does so on his right eye, and Susanoo when he does so on ...

These days, eclipses aren't a big mystery — they occur when the moon passes between Earth and the sun. But throughout history, ... [Gallery of Sun Gods and Goddesses ] ...

On Sunday, a solar eclipse will blot out the sun for viewers across much of Asia, the Pacific and western North America. These days, eclipses aren't a big mystery — they occur when the moon ...

During part of the Sumerian era, the moon god was worshipped along with his wife, Ningal, “the Great Lady” and goddess of reeds, and their child, the Sun, making him the chief god of perhaps ...