Tepoztecatl
Sign in to saveIn Aztec mythology, ' (from "workable metal" and "person" ) or Tēzcatzontēcatl' (from "mirror", "four hundred" and "person" ) was the god of pulque, of drunkenness and fertility. The deity was also known by his calendrical name, ("two-rabbit"). He is a consort of , who is a mask-avatar of .
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- Deity.type
- Aztec
- Deity.name
- Tepoztēcatl
- Deity.image
- Tepoztecatl.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Tepoztēcatl, described in the Codex Borgia
- Deity.consort
- Mayahuel
- Deity.gender
- male
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In Aztec mythology, ' (from "workable metal" and "person" ) or Tēzcatzontēcatl' (from "mirror", "four hundred" and "person" ) was the god of pulque, of drunkenness and fertility. The deity was also known by his calendrical name, ("two-rabbit"). He is a consort of , who is a mask-avatar of .
According to Aztec myth, was one of the , the four hundred children of , the goddess of the maguey plant, and , the god that discovered the fermentation process. As a deity of pulque, was associated with fertility cults and . was also associated with the wind, hence deriving an alternative name of , son of the wind.
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