Black Tezcatlipoca
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Black Tezcatlipoca is a major Aztec deity represented with a black stripe across his face and an obsidian mirror in place of one foot. He is omnipresent and knows all human deeds and thoughts through his mirror. He rewards virtue with riches and fame, but punishes wrongdoing with sickness or poverty.
When
- First attested
- 900 CE
- Attested period
- 900 – 1521
- Historical notes
- Worshiped from Post-Classic Maya period through Aztec empire
Relationships
- manifests as
- obsidian mirror, lightning god
- co occurs with
- Huitzilopochtli, Quetzalcoatl, Tlaloc
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Black Tezcatlipoca is Tezcatlipoca, and he was generally represented with a stripe of black paint across his face and an obsidian mirror in place of one of his feet.”
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