Itztlacoliuhqui
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In Aztec mythology, Itztlacoliuhqui is the god of frost. He also represents matter in its lifeless state.
The
mistranslation and that the correct interpretation is "everything has become bent by means of coldness" or "plant-killer-frost".[1]
In the
Tlazolteotl
.
The creation of this god appeared in the Aztec myth of creation.
Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
, shoots an arrow at the sun. However, the dart misses its mark and the sun throws his own back at the morning star, piercing the Lord of Dawn through the head. At this moment, Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli is transformed into the god of obsidian stone and coldness, Itztlacoliuhqui.
Itztlacoliuhqui's iconography depicts a straw broom (tlachpānōni) in his hand, symbolizing the function of this wintry death deity as the cleaner of the way for new life to emerge thereafter.[2]
See also
Notes
- ^ Andrews 2003, pp. 599–600.
- ^ "Did the Aztecs have a god of snow?". MexicoLore.co.uk.
References
- Andrews, J. Richard (2003). Introduction to Classical Nahuatl (Revised ed.). Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
