Tepoztēcatl Explained

In Aztec mythology, Tepoztēcatl|italic=no in Nahuatl languages pronounced as /teposˈteːkat͡ɬ/ (from tepoztli "workable metal" in Nahuatl languages pronounced as /teˈpost͡ɬi/ and tēcatl "person" in Nahuatl languages pronounced as /ˈteːkat͡ɬ/) or Tēzcatzontēcatl in Nahuatl languages pronounced as /teːskat͡sonˈteːkat͡ɬ/ (from tēzcatl in Nahuatl languages pronounced as /teːskat͡ɬ/ "mirror", tzontli "four hundred" in Nahuatl languages pronounced as /ˈt͡sont͡ɬi/ and tēcatl "person" in Nahuatl languages pronounced as /ˈteːkat͡ɬ/) was the god of pulque, of drunkenness and fertility. The deity was also known by his calendrical name, [[Ometochtli]] ("two-rabbit").[1] He is a consort of [[Mayahuel]]|italic=no, who is a mask-avatar of [[Xōchiquetzal]]|italic=no.

According to Aztec myth, Tepoztēcatl|italic=no was one of the [[Centzon Tōtōchtin]],[2] the four hundred children of [[Mayahuel]]|itlaic=no, the goddess of the maguey plant, and [[Patecatl]]|italic=no, the god that discovered the fermentation process.[1] As a deity of pulque, Tepoztēcatl|italic=no was associated with fertility cults and [[Tlāloc]]|italic=no.[1] Tepoztēcatl|italic=no was also associated with the wind, hence deriving an alternative name of Ehecacone|italic=no, son of the wind.[1]

Tepoztēcatl|italic=no appears in the Mendoza Codex carrying a copper axe.[1]

Spanish; Castilian: [[El Tepozteco]]|italic=no, in the Mexican state of Spanish; Castilian: [[Morelos]]|italic=no, is an archaeological site named after the deity. The site was a sacred place for pilgrims from as far as Spanish; Castilian: [[Chiapas]]|italic=no and Guatemala.[1] This site has a small pyramid built on a platform, with a combined height of 9.5m (31.2feet), located on a mountain overlooking the town of [[Tepoztlán]]|italic=no.[1]

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  1. Canto Aguilar 1998
  2. Fernández 1992, 1996, p.146. Centzon Tōtōchtin means 'the four hundred rabbits'. In this context, four hundred should be understood as uncountable or innumerable.