Piltzintecuhtli

deity sky Aztec single tradition · 5

Piltzintecuhtli adopted Nanāhuātzin according to a translation of the Histoyre du Mechique.

↻ synthesized from 5 sources

When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
-1500 – 1600
Historical notes
Documented in the Histoyre du Mechique.

Relationships

parent of
Centeōtl, Nanahuatzin
manifests as
7 Flower, Youthful Sun
syncretized with
Tonatiuh
consort of
Xochiquetzal

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Sources

Source passages

“According to a translation of the Histoyre du Mechique, Nanāhuātzin is the son of Ītzpāpālōtl and Cozcamiauh or Tonantzin, but was adopted by Piltzintecuhtli and Xōchiquetzal.”

#16972 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“In Aztec mythology, Piltzintecuhtli [piɬt͡sinˈtekʷt͡ɬi] was a god of the rising sun, healing, and visions, associated with Tōnatiuh. The name means "the Young Prince".”

#17017 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“They bore a son named Piltzintecuhtli, who married a maiden, daughter of Xōchiquetzal.”

#33410 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Centeōtl is the son of the earth goddess, Tlazōlteōtl and solar deity Piltzintecuhtli, the planet Mercury.”

#33492 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat