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In Mesoamerican culture, Tonatiuh (Nahuatl: Tōnatiuh [toːˈnatiʍ] "Movement of the Sun") is an Aztec sun deity of the daytime sky who rules the cardinal direction of east. [1] According to Aztec Mythology, Tonatiuh was known as "The Fifth Sun" and was given a calendar name of naui olin, which means "4 Movement". [2]
Nanahuatzin, another god of the sun, constantly sacrificing himself in a burning fire so that the sun could continue to shine around the world, with Tonatiuh taking his place. Western abode of the yellow god, to where the sun travels before submerging into the Mictlan underworld.
Piltzintēuctli, god of the visions. In Aztec mythology, he is associated with Mercury (the planet that is visible just before sunrise or just after sunset) and healing. Citlalatonac, god of female stars in the Milky Way. Mixcōātl, god of hunting and old god of hurricanes and storms. Mixcoatl is associated with the Milky Way.
He shoots Tonatiuh with atlatl darts, but misses and is hit by Tonatiuh's darts, being transformed into the god of obsidian and coldness, Itztlacoliuhqui. The rest of the gods present: Tezcatlipoca , Huitzilopochtli , Nochpalliicue, Yapallicue and Xochiquetzal sacrifice themselves in Teotihuacan to make the Sun move across the sky, starting the ...
Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. [1] ... Tonatiuh, god of the sun. Nanahuatzin, god of the sun. He ...
In his new position of power, he refuses to go into motion until the gods make sacrifice to him. In an elaborate ceremony, Quetzalcoatl cuts the hearts out of each of the gods and offers it to Tonatiuh (and the moon Meztli). All of this occurs in the ancient and sacred, pre-Aztec city of Teotihuacan. It is predicted that eventually, like the ...
The symbols linked the murals to indigenous Tepoztlán’s patron god: Tepoztēcatl, experts said. According to local legend, Tepoztēcatl is an Aztec god of pulque, an alcoholic beverage made ...
Xiuhtecuhtli: god of fire and time; Tonatiuh: god of the Sun; Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli: god of dawn ; Gods of pulque and excess. Tlazolteotl: goddess of filth and childbirth [24] Tepoztecatl: god of pulque worshipped at Tepoztlan; Xochiquetzal: goddess of pleasure, indulgence, and sex; Tlazolteotl: goddess of lust, carnality, and sexual misdeeds.