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Fooled, Mictlantecuhtli showed Quetzalcoatl to the bones. But Quetzalcoatl fell into the pit and some of the bones broke. The Aztecs believed this is why people's height are different. Mictlan is believed to be ruled by King Mictlantecuhtli ("Lord of the Underworld") [2] and his wife, Mictecacihuatl ("Lady of the Underworld"). [3]
Mictlantecuhtli, now very angry, orders his followers to create a very deep pit. While Quetzalcóatl is running away with the bones he is startled by a quail , which causes him to fall into the pit. He falls into the pit and dies (or so it would appear), and is subsequently tormented by the animal (the quail), and the bones he is carrying are ...
Mictlantecuhtli, god of the Underworld (Mictlan) Chalchiuhtlicue, goddess of running water, lakes, rivers, seas, streams, horizontal waters, storms, and baptism. Tlazolteotl, goddess of lust, carnality, and sexual misdeeds. Tepeyollotl, god of the animals, darkened caves, echoes, and earthquakes. Tepeyollotl is a variant of Tezcatlipoca, whose ...
The Tezcatlipocas created four couple-gods to control the waters by Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue; [2] the Earth by Tlaltecuhtli and Tlalcihuatl; [3] the underworld by Mictlantecuhtli and Mictecacihuatl; [3] and the fire by Xantico and Xiuhtecuhtli. [3]
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Nahua metaphysics centers around teotl, "a single, dynamic, vivifying, eternally self-generating and self-regenerating sacred power, energy or force." [9] This is conceptualized in a kind of monistic pantheism [10] as manifest in the supreme god Ometeotl, [11] as well as a large pantheon of lesser gods and idealizations of natural phenomena such as stars and fire. [12]
Here are rules tennis players, coaches, and fans follow, from Wimbledon's dress code to what happens when players smash their rackets, curse, or arrive late. 40 Tennis Rules Players, Coaches, and ...
The Disk of Mictlāntēcutli (Nahuatl: [mik.t͡ɬaːn.ˈteːkʷ.t͡ɬi] ⓘ), otherwise known as the Disk of Death, is a pre-Hispanic sculpture depicting Mictlāntēcutli, the Aztec god of death and ruler of Mictlān, the underworld of Aztec mythology. [1]