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Tlaloc
Tlaloc AmericaThe rain god of ancient Mexico, worshipped by the Toltecs and their successors, the Aztecs. He was the controller of clouds, rain, lightning, and mountain springs. His kingdom received the spirits of those killed by thunderbolts, water, leprosy, and contagious diseases: it was named the earthly paradise, tlalocan.
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