the aztecs were pantheistic, meaning they believed in many different gods. two of the most important gods they worshipped were "huitzilopochtli", the god of war and the sun, and "tlaloc", the rain god. the aztecs set up temples specifically to honor these gods at the top of the pyramid in technochtitlan. however, they also worshipped hundreds of other gods. each one controlled some part of human life (like "quetzalcoatl", the god of learning and civilization), or some part of nature (like "zipe totec", the god of springtime and regrowth).