Tezzictecatl
deity Aztec single tradition · 1
Tezzictecatl immolated themselves, becoming the moon. The myth relates that the present Sun began after the deities gathered at Teotihuacan and sacrificed themselves.
When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Deity who sacrificed themselves to become the moon in Aztec mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Tlaltecuhtli, Huitzilopochtli, Coatlicue, Coyolxauhqui
- allied with
- Nanahuatzin
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The best-known version states that Tezzictecatl and Nanahuatzin immolated themselves, becoming the moon and the sun.”
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