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Itzpapalotl's name can either mean "obsidian butterfly" or "clawed butterfly"; the latter meaning seems most likely. [citation needed] It's quite possible that clawed butterfly refers to the bat and in some instances Itzpapalotl is depicted with bat wings. However, she can also appear with clear butterfly or eagle attributes.
Depiction of Itzpapalotl, Queen of the Tzitzimimeh, from the Codex Borgia. The Tzitzimimeh were female deities and related to fertility. They were associated with the Cihuateteo and other female deities such as Tlaltecuhtli , Cōātlīcue , Citlālicue and Cihuacōātl , and they were worshipped by midwives and parturient women.
/ Tzitzimīmeh, pl.), female deities. As such related to fertility, Tzitzimimeh were associated with the Cihuateteo and other female deities such as Tlaltecuhtli, Coatlicue, Citlalicue, and Cihuacoatl. The leader of the Tzitzimimeh was the goddess Itzpapalotl who was the ruler of Tamoanchan. Cihuācōātl, goddess of childbirth and picker of souls.
Itzpapalotl, warrior and death goddess, obsidian butterfly, leader of the Tzitzimimeh; Mixcoatl, god of the hunt and "god of many tribes," identified with the Milky Way, the stars, and the heavens; Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, god of the morning star ; Tzitzimimeh, monstrous deities associated with stars, often described as "demons"
Mixcoatl is represented with a black mask over his eyes and distinctive red and white pin stripes painted on his body. These features are shared with Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, the Lord of the Dawn, god of the morning star, as well as Itzpapalotl, goddess of infant mortality who was sometimes said to be his mother. Unlike Tlahuizcalpanteuctli ...
Oxomoco [pronunciation?] also known as Oxomo [1] is an Aztec deity, the goddess of the night, the astrology and the calendar. Oxomoco and Cipactonal were said to be the first human couple, and the Aztec comparison to Adam and Eve in regard to human creation and evolution.
The Chichimeca tribes left the sacred site led by Itzpapalotl, their goddess of war (Yoneda, 2002a), followed their Tolteca guides for thirteen days (Yoneda, 2002b), arrived to the city of Cholula, and defeated the Tolteca enemies, the Olmeca-Xicallanca.
Itzpapalotl, fearsome skeletal goddess of the stars; Metztli, god or goddess of the moon, night, and farmers; Tezcatlipoca, god of the night sky, the night winds ...