MICTLANTECUHTLI

MICTLANTECUHTLI: God of Death who rules MICTLAN, the lowest level of the Aztec Underworld.

He is very skeletal with big staring eyes, and guards the bones of those who've passed on.

He is also depicted as a grinning maniac with his liver dangling from his chest. Now here's a God that loves his work! He almost looks like an over-the-top game show host.

And ratings for MICTLANTECUHTLI's Supreme Sacrifice Show were unbeatable. He was never short of contestants — and with such a genial host it's no wonder that victims were queuing up to be sacrificed. Death was considered a much better prize than some boring old million-dollar check.

With his bats, spiders and owls, MICTLANTECUHTLI is also very popular in a Halloweenish sort of way.

His wife is MICTECACIHUATL, who's equally at home with the bones.