Opochtli
deity water Aztec single tradition · 1
Opochtli was one of the gods of the Aztec pantheon, considered the god of fishing and hunting. He was commonly seen riding a dolphin and served as one of the representatives of the rain god Tlaloc. In Nahuatl, his name means 'The Left' or 'The Left-Handed,' referring to his practice of throwing his spear with his left hand, and he was associated with the south direction in Aztec cosmology.
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- Tlaloc
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“Opochtli was one of the gods of the Aztec pantheon. He was considered the god of fishing and hunting, and commonly seen riding a dolphin as well as one of the representatives of the rain god Tlaloc.”
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