Meztli
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Meztli is the moon goddess who receives the hearts of the gods in an elaborate ceremony performed by Quetzalcoatl.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Aztec mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mictlantecuhtli, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipōca, Tlaloc, Nanahuatzin, Tonatiuh, Mictecacihuatl, Ometecuhtli, Omecihuatl, Chalchiuhtlicue, Tlaltecuhtli, Tlalcihuatl, Xiuhtecuhtli, Xantico
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Quetzalcoatl cuts the hearts out of each of the gods and offers it to Tonatiuh (and the moon Meztli).”
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