By applying diverse approaches to study the Aztec gods, light can be shed on different aspects of their personalities. In this article the cognitive theory of conceptual blending, developed by Fauconnier and Turner, is applied. In this perspective the functioning of the human mind is viewed as being grounded on the constant blending of mental spaces, a process that, in turn, makes new mental spaces emerge. After briefly reviewing the attempts to apply this theory to the ritual domain in general, I consider two types of Aztec rituals, one dedicated to the rain god Tlaloc, and the other to Xochiquetzal, the goddess of seduction. I show the importance of the compression of time in the blending process that condenses three moments: mythical time, ritual time and the immediate future. The capability of the gods to subvert the lineal passage of time and to compress past, present and future stands out as a one of the chief characteristics highlighting the advantages found by applying Blending-Theory.

通过采用多种方法研究阿兹台克神灵，可以揭示其个性的不同方面。在本文中，应用了Fauconnier和Turner开发的概念融合的认知理论。从这个角度来看，人类思维的功能被认为是基于不断融合的心理空间，而这一过程反过来又使新的心理空间出现了。在简要回顾了将这种理论应用于一般仪式领域的尝试之后，我考虑了两种阿兹台克人仪式，一种是献给雨神Tlaloc，另一种是诱惑女神Xochiquetzal。我展示了在融合三个时刻的融合过程中压缩时间的重要性：神话般的时间，仪式时间和近期。