Tloquenahuaque
deity Aztec mythology single tradition · 1
Tloquenahuaque, also referred to as Tloque Nahuaque or Tloque Naoaque, is a creator god in Aztec mythology. Miguel Leon Portilla argues that Tloque Nahuaque was also used as an epithet of Ometeotl, the hypothetical duality creator God of the Aztecs. Meso-Americans knew this god by other names as well, "Moyocoyani or Hunab Ku".
When
- First attested
- 1571 CE
- Attested period
- 1571 – 1571
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Alonso de Molina's Nahuatl-Spanish dictionary.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ōmeteōtl, Tezcatlipōca
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In Aztec mythology, Tloquenahuaque, Tloque Nahuaque (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈt͡ɬoːkeʔ naːˈwakeʔ]) or Tloque Naoaque ("Lord of the Near and the Nigh") was one of the epithets of Tezcatlipoca.”
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