Tenoch
deity earth Aztec single tradition · 1
Tenoch was one of the six giant children of Tlaltecuhtli and Iztac-Mixcoatl, counted among the Quinametzin according to the Codex Mendieta. He was the great Aztec caudillo who stopped the march of his people in Mexico and built the great lake city of Tenochtitlan.
Relationships
- sibling of
- Xicalancatl, Mixtecatl, Otomitl, Xelhua, Cuetlachoapan
- co occurs with
- Huitzilopochtli, Quetzalcoatl, Cihuacoatl, Tezcatlipōca, Coatlicue, Coyolxauhqui, Centzon Huitznahua, Mixcoatl, Centzonmīmixcōa, Tonacatecutli, Apanecatl, Zolton, Cuilton
- child of
- Tlaltecuhtli, Iztac-Mixcoatl
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Tenoch, the great Aztec claudillo, in Mexico stops the march of his people, and builds the great Tenochtitlan, a lake city.”
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