Itztlacoliuhqui
deity sky Aztec single tradition · 3
In Aztec mythology, Itztlacoliuhqui is the god of frost. He also represents matter in its lifeless state. Itztlacoliuhqui's iconography depicts a straw broom (tlachpānōni) in his hand, symbolizing the function of this wintry death deity as the cleaner of the way for new life to emerge thereafter.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1400 CE
- Attested period
- 1400 – 1600
- Historical notes
- Aztec Empire period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Tonatiuh, Nochpalliicue, Yapallicue, Patecatl, Tlazolteotl, Mayahuel, Centzon Tōtōchtin, Huitzilopochtli, Quetzalcoatl, Xochiquetzal, Tezcatlipōca, Mictlantecuhtli
- aspect of
- Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
- manifested by
- Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“In Aztec mythology, Itztlacoliuhqui [i:t͡st͡ɬako:'liʍki] is the god of frost. He also represents matter in its lifeless state.”
#13374 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“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”
#33593 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The following thirteen by Itztlacoliuhqui.”
#33972 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001