Tezcatlipoca (tĕskätlēpō`kä), ancient deity of the Toltec Toltec (tŏl`tĕk), ancient civilization of Mexico. The name in Nahuatl means "master builders.
..... Click the link for more information. in Mexico. Identified with the night sky, the moon, and the stars, and associated with the forces of evil and destruction, Tezcatlipoca shared dominion over humanity with Quetzalcoatl Quetzalcoatl (kĕt'sälkôät`əl)
..... Click the link for more information. , the god of light and good. Of the various legends surrounding their continual feud, one of the most important tells of Quetzalcoatl's expulsion from Tula Tula (t
`lä), ancient city in the present state of Hidalgo, central Mexico.
..... Click the link for more information. , the Toltec capital.
..... Click the link for more information. in Mexico. Identified with the night sky, the moon, and the stars, and associated with the forces of evil and destruction, Tezcatlipoca shared dominion over humanity with Quetzalcoatl Quetzalcoatl (kĕt'sälkôät`əl)
..... Click the link for more information. , the god of light and good. Of the various legends surrounding their continual feud, one of the most important tells of Quetzalcoatl's expulsion from Tula Tula (t
`lä), ancient city in the present state of Hidalgo, central Mexico...... Click the link for more information. , the Toltec capital.
Tezcatlipoca
Omnipotent god of the Aztec pantheon and god of the constellation Ursa Major. The protector of slaves, he severely punished masters who ill-treated them. He is said to have put an end to the Toltecs' golden age. Each year his worshipers selected a handsome prisoner of war who was allowed to live in princely luxury for a year before being sacrificed. Tezcatlipoca is represented in art with an obsidian mirror, in which he sees all, on his chest or in place of a foot.
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