Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, as depicted in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis. The Codex Telleriano-Remensis, produced in sixteenth century Mexico and printed on European paper is one of the finest surviving examples of Aztec manuscript painting The sign above him is the year 1 Reed in the Aztec calendar. The Aztec calendar is the Calendar system that was used by the Aztecs as well as other Pre-Columbian peoples of central Mexico.

In Aztec religion, Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli (Nahuatl for "Lord of the Dawn"; IPA: [tɬaːwiskaɬpanˈteːkʷtɬi]) is the god of the planet Venus, the morning star. Aztec religion is a Mesoamerican religion combining elements of Polytheism, Shamanism and Animism within a framework of Astronomy and calendrics Nahuatl ( is a group of related languages and dialects of the Aztecan or Nahuan branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family See also List of deities A deity is a Postulated Preternatural or Supernatural Being, who is always The VENUS ( V ictoria E xperimental N etwork U nder the S ea project is a cabled sea floor observatory operated by the University Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli was considered a dangerous and malevolent god, and was associated with Quetzalcoatl. Quetzalcoatl (Quetzalcōhuātl keʦalˈkoːwaːtɬ is an Aztec sky and creator god. ^[1]

Myths

Motolinia's Memoriales, the Histoyre du Mechique and the Annals of Cuauhtitlan relate that the Toltec ruler Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl became the morning star when he died. Fray Toribio de Benavente ( ? Benavente, Spain - 1568 Mexico City) also known as Motolinia was a Franciscan missionary and among Toltec-style Vessel 1jpg|thumb|250px|right|A rather expressive orange-ware clay vessel in the Toltec style Topiltzin Cē Ācatl Quetzalcōatl ( Our Prince One-Reed Feathered Serpent) is a mythologised figure appearing in 16th-century accounts of Aztec and Nahua The Annals of Cuauhtitlan gives his year of death as 1 Reed, one 52-year calendar cycle from his birth. ^[1][2]

In the Legend of the Suns, Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli attempts to shoot the sun with arrows, but misses and is shot himself. An arrow is a pointed Projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most Cultures. ^[3]

Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli wounding a woman, in the Codex Borgia. The Codex Borgia (or Codex Yoalli Ehecatl) is a Mesoamerican ritual and divinatory Manuscript.

Effects

Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli was believed to cause harm to people by shooting darts. According to the Annals of Cuauhtitlan, after Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl died, he spent four days in Mictlan making darts before emerging as the morning star. This page is about the Aztec underworld for the rapper called Mictlan see Doomtree.

The Annals list his victims according to the days of the Aztec calendar: old people on 1 Alligator; small children on 1 Jaguar, 1 Deer and 1 Flower; nobles on 1 Reed; everybody on 1 Death; and young people on 1 Movement. On 1 Rain, he shoots the rain, so that no rain falls, and on 1 Water, he causes drought. ^[4]

Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli (left) and Xiuhtecuhtli (right), surrounded by the signs of their trecena, in the Codex Borbonicus. Huehueteotljpg|thumbnail|150px|right|Statue of Huehueteotl in Tijuana Mexico]] In Aztec mythology, Xiuhtecuhtli ("Turquoise Lord" but also named Ixcozauhqui The Codex Borbonicus is an Aztec Codex written by Aztec priests shortly before or after the Spanish conquest of Mexico. (Click to enlarge. )

Calendar

In the Aztec calendar, Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli is patron of the trecena beginning with the day 1 Snake and ending with 13 Movement. The Aztec calendar is the Calendar system that was used by the Aztecs as well as other Pre-Columbian peoples of central Mexico. trecena is a 13-day period used in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican calendars. In this he is paired with Xiuhtecuhtli, the god of fire. Huehueteotljpg|thumbnail|150px|right|Statue of Huehueteotl in Tijuana Mexico]] In Aztec mythology, Xiuhtecuhtli ("Turquoise Lord" but also named Ixcozauhqui ^[5]

Notes

References

• Bierhorst, John (tr. ) (1992). History and Mythology of the Aztecs: The Codex Chimalpopoca. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-1886-9.  
• Quiñones Keber, Eloise (1995). Codex Telleriano-Remensis: Ritual, Divination, and History in a Pictorial Aztec Manuscript. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-76901-6.