▁such ▁as ▁Tex c oco , ▁T lat el ol co , ▁and ▁Ten och it lan . ▁From ▁there , ▁they ▁polit ically ▁domin ated ▁most ▁of ▁Mes o amer ica ▁and ▁extracted ▁a ▁heavy ▁t ribute ▁of ▁raw ▁materials , ▁finished ▁products , ▁slaves , ▁and ▁sacrific ial ▁vict ims . ▁The ▁Az te cs ▁exhib ited ▁a ▁prof ound ▁du ality ▁in ▁their ▁approach ▁to ▁sexual ▁behavior . ▁On ▁one ▁hand , ▁they ▁held ▁public ▁rit uals ▁which ▁were ▁at ▁times ▁very ▁er otic , ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁other , ▁they ▁were ▁extremely ▁pr ud ish ▁in ▁every day ▁life . ▁In ▁their ▁p ant he on , ▁the ▁Az te cs ▁worship ed ▁a ▁de ity , ▁X och iqu etz al , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁god dess ▁of ▁non - pro cre ative ▁sexual ity ▁and ▁love , ▁and ▁both ▁female ▁and ▁male ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁In ▁her ▁male ▁aspect , ▁called ▁X och ip illi , ▁was ▁worship ed ▁as ▁the ▁de ity ▁of ▁male ▁hom osex ual ity ▁and ▁male ▁prost itution . ▁ ▁The ▁myth ical ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Az te c ▁people ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁" world s ", ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁previous ▁had ▁been ▁" an ▁easy , ▁weak ▁life , ▁of ▁sod omy , ▁per version , ▁of ▁the ▁dance ▁of ▁the ▁flowers ▁and ▁of ▁ad oration ▁to ▁X och iqu ét z al ", ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁" mas cul ine ▁virt ues ▁of ▁war , ▁management ▁and