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522:). Her offspring, Huitzilopochtli, learned of this plan while still in the womb, and before it was put into action, sprang from his mother's womb fully grown and fully armed. He then killed his sister Coyolxauhqui and many of his 400 brothers. He tossed his sister's head into the sky, where it became the moon, so that his mother would be comforted in seeing her daughter in the sky every night. He threw his other brothers and sisters into the sky, where they became the stars. For the reconsecration of the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan in 1487, dedicated to 360:("Young Man"), he was said to appear at crossroads at night to challenge warriors. He presided over the telpochcalli ("young men's houses"), district schools in which the sons of the common people received an elementary education and military training. He was the protector of slaves and severely punished masters who ill-treated "Tezcatlipoca's beloved children". He rewarded virtue by bestowing riches and fame, and he chastised wrongdoers by sending them sickness (as 240: 265:, of the dawn, of merchants and of arts, crafts and knowledge. He was also the patron god of the Aztec priesthood, of learning and knowledge, patron of priests, the inventor of the calendar and of books, and the protector of goldsmiths and other craftsmen. As the morning and evening star, Quetzalcoatl was the symbol of death and resurrection. A feathered serpent deity has been worshipped by many different ethno-political groups in 404:("Flaying of Men"), the second ritual month of the Aztec year, the priests killed human victims by removing their hearts. They flayed the bodies and put on the skins, which were dyed yellow and called teocuitlaquemitl ("golden clothes"). Other victims were fastened to a frame and put to death with arrows; their blood dripping down was believed to symbolize the fertile spring rains. A hymn sung in honour of Xipe-Totec called him 368:, the fifth ritual month. Every year at that time the priest selected a young and handsome war prisoner. For one year he lived in princely luxury, impersonating the god. Four beautiful girls dressed as goddesses were chosen as his companions. On the appointed feast day, he climbed the steps of a small temple while breaking flutes that he had played. At the top he was sacrificed by the removal of his heart. 421: 309: 950: 377: 466:(One Reed). As the god of learning, of writing, and of books, Quetzalcoatl was particularly venerated in the calmecac, religious colleges annexed to the temples, in which the future priests and the sons of the nobility were educated. Outside of Tenochtitlan, the main centre of Quetzalcoatl's cult was 453:
culture, with its inspired ideals of priestly rule and peaceful behaviour. The pressure of the northern immigrants brought about a social and religious revolution, with a military ruling class seizing power from the priests. Quetzalcoatl's defeat symbolized the downfall of the Classic theocracy. His
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by performing feats of black magic. Quetzalcoatl wandered down to the coast of the "divine water" (the Atlantic Ocean) and then immolated himself on a pyre, emerging as the planet Venus. According to another version, he embarked upon a raft made of snakes and disappeared beyond the eastern horizon.
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Blue Tezcatlipoca is Huitzilopochtli, and his representations usually show him as a hummingbird or as a warrior with armour and helmet made of hummingbird feathers. In a pattern similar to that found in many hummingbirds, his legs, arms, and the lower part of his face were painted one color (blue)
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and the upper half of his face was another (black). He wore an elaborate feathered headdress and brandished a round shield and a turquoise snake. Huitzilopochtli is presented as the deity who guided the long migration the Aztecs undertook from
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and Huitzilopochtli, the Aztecs reported that they sacrificed about 20,400 prisoners over the course of four days. While accepted by some scholars, this claim also has been considered Aztec propaganda. There were 19 altars in the city of
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Black Tezcatlipoca is Tezcatlipoca, and he was generally represented with a stripe of black paint across his face and an obsidian mirror in place of one of his feet. The post-Classic (after ad 900) Maya-Quiche people of
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By Aztec times (14th–16th century ad), Tezcatlipoca's manifold attributes and functions had brought him to the summit of the divine hierarchy, where he ruled together with
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was also a tribal god and a legendary wizard of the Aztecs. Originally he was of little importance to the Nahuas, but after the rise of the Aztecs, the
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with his mirror on his chest. In it he saw everything; invisible and omnipresent, he knew all the deeds and thoughts of humans.
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God of providence, the invisible and darkness, lord of the Night and the Ursa Major. Ruler of the North
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probably reflects historical fact. The first century of the Toltec civilization was dominated by the
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God of force and agriculture, lord of seasons, regeneration and crafts. Ruler of the East
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Red Tezcatlipoca is Xipe-Totec or Camaxtle, and his representations first appeared at
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White Tezcatlipoca is Quetzalcoatl that one important body of myths describes
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God of life, light and wisdom, lord of the day and the winds. Ruler of the
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sea voyage to the east should probably be connected with the invasion of
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The Tezcatlipocas created four couple-gods to control the waters by
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God of war and will, lord of the Sun and fire. Ruler of the South
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Códice Chimalpopoca. Anales de Cuauhtitlán y Leyenda de los Soles
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Blue and Red Tezcatlipoca described in the Codex Fejérváry-Mayer
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Each of the four sons takes a turn as Sun, these suns are the
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cuts the hearts out of each of the gods and offers it to
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Black Tezcatlipoca (bottom), god of providence in the
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Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, ed. (1975).
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Other representations show 261:was also related to gods of the wind, of 458:by the Itza, a tribe that showed strong 1793:Romances de los señores de Nueva España 777:Editorial Universo México, ed. (1981). 769: 640:Editorial Universo México, ed. (1981). 424:White Quetzalcoatl Tezcatlipoca in the 78:sacrifices himself in fire and becomes 841: 839: 837: 794: 747: 723: 690: 657: 624: 591: 558: 673:Oxford University Press, ed. (2001). 31:, the children of the creator couple 7: 644:(in Spanish). México. p. 153. 611:(in Spanish). México. p. 851. 578:(in Spanish). México. p. 162. 545:(in Spanish). México. p. 161. 380:Red Xipe-Totec Tezcatlipoca in the 781:(in Spanish). México. p. 13. 14: 1688:Lienzo de Coixtlahuaca I & II 933:: Ometēcuthli and Omecihuātl (or 744:(in French). France. p. 602. 706:Library of Congress, ed. (2004). 499:, their traditional home, to the 295:, their traditional home, to the 948: 708:Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses 574:Panorama Editorial, ed. (1998). 279:reformed their religion and put 74:is ushered in when a lowly god, 1863:Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I 1743:Oztoticpac Lands Map of Texcoco 1693:Lienzo de Santa María Nativitas 1703:Lienzo de Zacatepec I & II 818:Diccionario de Mitología Nahoa 710:. United States. p. 402. 677:. United States. p. 608. 609:Diccionario de Mitología Nahua 576:Dioses Prehispánicos de México 1: 675:Dictionary of Ancient Deities 1838:Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca 1698:Lienzo de Santiago Ihuitlan 1920: 1798:Codex Santa Maria Asunción 1578:Boban Aztec Calendar Wheel 816:Cecilio A. Robelo (1905). 1813:Codex Telleriano-Remensis 1603:Mapas de Cuauhtinchan 1-4 1573:Codices Becker I & II 946: 153: 150: 1753:Plano en papel de maguey 1563:Codices Azoyú I & II 230:Left-handed Hummingbird 189:Our Lord The Flayed One 43:"the place of duality". 16:Aztec gods and goddesses 1904:Mythology-related lists 1548:Aubin Manuscript no. 20 1683:Lienzo Antonio de León 491: 436:as the priest-king of 429: 385: 317: 251:is also recognized as 244: 1843:Codex Totomixtlahuaca 1783:Relación de Michoacán 1733:Códice Maya de México 1718:Matrícula de Tributos 1643:Codex Fejérváry-Mayer 1088:Tlāhuizcalpantecuhtli 485: 423: 379: 311: 283:at the same level as 242: 25:Creator-Brothers gods 1873:Codex Zouche-Nuttall 1823:Anales de Tlatelolco 1713:Codex Magliabechiano 963:(Four Tezcatlipocas) 876:May 8, 2012, at the 846:Otilia Meza (1981). 512:Mexicayotl Chronicle 267:Mesoamerican history 66:, rain god replaces 1763:Codex Porfirio Díaz 1758:Primeros Memoriales 1673:Codex Ixtlilxochitl 1668:Humboldt fragment 1 1658:Códice de Huichapan 1568:Badianus Manuscript 1522:The Stinking Corpse 739:Migne, ed. (1881). 148:Cardinal direction 1728:Crónica Mexicayotl 1613:Codex Chimalpopoca 1202:Itzpapalotlcihuatl 1182:Huitztlampaehecatl 1043:Tezcatlipoca (see 1009:Lords of the Night 492: 430: 416:White Tezcatlipoca 402:Tlacaxipehualiztli 386: 318: 304:Black Tezcatlipoca 245: 227:(Huītzilopōchtli) 208:Feathered Serpent 129:; and the fire by 117:; the underworld ( 27:are the only four 1881: 1880: 1858:Codex Vaticanus B 1818:Tira de Tepechpan 1663:Codex Huexotzinco 1608:Codex Chimalpahin 1527:Use of entheogens 1494:Tlillan-Tlapallan 1388:Centzon Tōtōchtin 1383:Centzonhuītznāhua 1109:Acuecueyotl (see 964: 478:Blue Tezcatlipoca 447:Feathered Serpent 410:Feathered Serpent 356:("Warrior"), and 237: 236: 205:(Quetzalcohuātl) 1911: 1828:Codex Tlatelolco 1648:Codex Florentine 1588:Codex Borbonicus 1558:Codex Azcatitlan 1553:Aubin Tonalamatl 1484:Thirteen Heavens 1247:Mictlanpachecatl 1207:Itzpapalotltotec 1127:Chalchiuhtotolin 1068:Lords of the Day 962: 952: 910: 903: 896: 887: 880: 868: 862: 861: 843: 832: 831: 813: 807: 806: 800: 792: 774: 759: 753: 745: 735: 729: 721: 702: 696: 688: 669: 663: 655: 636: 630: 622: 603: 597: 589: 570: 564: 556: 501:Valley of Mexico 488:Codex Borbonicus 372:Red Tezcatlipoca 352:("Night Wind"), 297:Valley of Mexico 145: 1919: 1918: 1914: 1913: 1912: 1910: 1909: 1908: 1899:Aztec goddesses 1884: 1883: 1882: 1877: 1723:Codex Mexicanus 1653:Codex Huamantla 1628:Codex Cozcatzin 1618:Codex Colombino 1531: 1509: 1503: 1427: 1378:Centzonmīmixcōa 1361: 1212:Itztlacoliuhqui 1111:Chalchiuhtlicue 1034:Piltzintecuhtli 1019:Chalchiuhtlicue 995: 971:Huītzilōpōchtli 961: 953: 944: 919: 917:Aztec mythology 914: 884: 883: 878:Wayback Machine 871:Huitzilopochtli 869: 865: 858: 845: 844: 835: 828: 815: 814: 810: 793: 789: 776: 775: 771: 766: 746: 738: 722: 718: 705: 689: 685: 672: 656: 652: 639: 623: 619: 606: 590: 586: 573: 557: 553: 540: 537: 505:tlaxcaltiliztli 480: 418: 374: 338:Huitzilopochtli 306: 281:Huitzilopochtli 273:Huitzilopochtli 225:Huitzilopochtli 170:Smoking Mirror 167:(Tezcatlipōca) 143: 123:Mictlantecuhtli 109:; the Earth by 107:Chalchiuhtlicue 21:Aztec mythology 17: 12: 11: 5: 1917: 1915: 1907: 1906: 1901: 1896: 1886: 1885: 1879: 1878: 1876: 1875: 1870: 1865: 1860: 1855: 1853:Anales de Tula 1850: 1845: 1840: 1835: 1830: 1825: 1820: 1815: 1810: 1805: 1800: 1795: 1790: 1785: 1780: 1775: 1770: 1768:Mapa Quinatzin 1765: 1760: 1755: 1750: 1745: 1740: 1735: 1730: 1725: 1720: 1715: 1710: 1705: 1700: 1695: 1690: 1685: 1680: 1675: 1670: 1665: 1660: 1655: 1650: 1645: 1640: 1635: 1630: 1625: 1620: 1615: 1610: 1605: 1600: 1598:Codex Boturini 1595: 1590: 1585: 1580: 1575: 1570: 1565: 1560: 1555: 1550: 1545: 1539: 1537: 1533: 1532: 1530: 1529: 1524: 1519: 1513: 1511: 1505: 1504: 1502: 1501: 1496: 1491: 1486: 1481: 1476: 1471: 1461: 1459:Huēyi Teōcalli 1456: 1451: 1446: 1441: 1435: 1433: 1429: 1428: 1426: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1405: 1400: 1395: 1390: 1385: 1380: 1375: 1369: 1367: 1363: 1362: 1360: 1359: 1354: 1349: 1344: 1339: 1334: 1329: 1324: 1319: 1314: 1309: 1304: 1299: 1294: 1289: 1284: 1279: 1274: 1269: 1264: 1259: 1254: 1249: 1244: 1239: 1234: 1232:Malinalxochitl 1229: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1209: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1189: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1169: 1164: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1144: 1139: 1134: 1129: 1124: 1119: 1114: 1107: 1102: 1101: 1100: 1095: 1090: 1085: 1080: 1078:Mictēcacihuātl 1075: 1065: 1064: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1048: 1041: 1036: 1031: 1029:Mictlāntēcutli 1026: 1021: 1016: 1005: 1003: 997: 996: 994: 993: 983: 978: 973: 967: 965: 955: 954: 947: 945: 943: 942: 935:Tōnacātēcuhtli 927: 925: 921: 920: 915: 913: 912: 905: 898: 890: 882: 881: 863: 856: 833: 826: 808: 787: 768: 767: 765: 762: 761: 760: 736: 716: 703: 684:978-0195145045 683: 670: 650: 637: 618:978-9684327955 617: 604: 584: 571: 551: 536: 533: 514:. 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Index

Aztec mythology
Ometecuhtli
Omecihuatl
Omeyocan
sun of earth
sun of air
sun of fire
sun of water
Tlaloc
Xipe-Totec
the Fifth Sun
Nanahuatzin
Tonatiuh
Quetzalcoatl
Tonatiuh
Meztli
Teotihuacan
Tlaloc
Chalchiuhtlicue
Tlaltecuhtli
Tlalcihuatl
Mictlan
Mictlantecuhtli
Mictecacihuatl
Xantico
Xiuhtecuhtli
North
Tezcatlipoca
East
Xipe Totec

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