Yapallicue
deity sky Aztec single tradition · 1
Yapallicue is one of the gods present at Teotihuacan who sacrifices herself to make the Sun move across the sky, starting the contemporary era in Aztec mythology.
Relationships
- allied with
- Xochiquetzal, Tezcatlipōca, Huitzilopochtli, Nochpalliicue
- co occurs with
- Quetzalcoatl, Itztlacoliuhqui, Tonatiuh, Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The rest of the gods present: Tezcatlipoca, Huitzilopochtli, Nochpalliicue, Yapallicue and Xochiquetzal sacrifice themselves in Teotihuacan to make the Sun move across the sky”
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