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The jaguar was an animal sacred to Tezcatlipoca. Aztec obsidian mirror. Tezcatlipoca (Classical Nahuatl: Tēzcatlīpohca [teːs̻kat͡ɬiːˈpoʔkaˀ]) or Tezcatl Ipoca was a central deity in Aztec religion. He is associated with a variety of concepts, including the night sky, hurricanes, obsidian, and conflict.
Tezcatlipoca is a name used by two distinct fictional characters appearing as supervillains in DC Comics publications and related media.. The first Tezcatlipoca is a character based on the eponymous Aztec mythological figure, [1] a powerful deity of conflict, nighttime and sorcery, who commonly appears as a recurring adversary of the superheroes Wonder Woman and Aztek.
Tepeyollotl is a variant of Tezcatlipoca and is associated with mountains. Itzcaque, god who represents Tezcatlipoca in his capacity of starting wars for his own amusement. Chālchiuhtōtolin, god of illness, disorder, and chaos. Chalchiuhtotolin absolves humans of guilt and overcomes their fate. (S)he is also a manifestation of Tēzcatlīpōca.
In Aztec mythology the god Tezcatlipoca was the protector of nagualism, because his tonal was the jaguar and he governed the distribution of wealth. In modern rural Mexico, nagual is sometimes synonymous with brujo ("wizard"); one who is able to shapeshift into an animal at night (normally into a dog , owl , bat , wolf or turkey ), drink blood ...
Tezcatlipoca, god of providence, the darkness and the invisible, lord of the night, ruler of the North. Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, god of dawn ; Citlalicue, goddess of female stars in the Milky Way. Citlalatonac, god of female stars (Husband of Citlalicue) Earth deities. Xipe-Totec, god of force, lord of the seasons and rebirth, ruler of the East.
Miller admitted he “gasped” when he saw what he described as the elusive “holy grail” of big cats — a jaguar — roaming around about six feet away from his camera the night of Dec. 20.
The jaguar motif was used due to the belief the jaguar represented Tezcatlipoca. Aztecs also wore this dress at war because they believed the animal's strengths would be given to them during battles. [4] Jaguar warriors were used at the battlefront in military campaigns. They were also used to capture prisoners for sacrifice to the Aztec gods. [2]
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said the black feline-like figure was likely a house cat. ... The chances that it was a jaguar are also extremely low, as the last time a jaguar was spotted ...