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[[File:Codex Borgia page 14.jpg|thumb|Lords of the Night in [[Codex Borgia]] (1a) Tlaloc, (1b) Tepeyollotl, (1c) Tlazolteotl, (2a) Centeotl, (2b) Mictlantecuhtli, (2c) Chalchiuhtlicue, (3a) Piltzintecuhtli, (3b) Itztli, (3c) Xiuhtecuhtli.]] |
[[File:Codex Borgia page 14.jpg|thumb|Lords of the Night in [[Codex Borgia]] (1a) Tlaloc, (1b) Tepeyollotl, (1c) Tlazolteotl, (2a) Centeotl, (2b) Mictlantecuhtli, (2c) Chalchiuhtlicue, (3a) Piltzintecuhtli, (3b) Itztli, (3c) Xiuhtecuhtli.]] |
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In [[Mesoamerican mythology]] the '''Lords of the Night''' ({{lang-nah|Yoalteuctin}}) are a set of nine [[deity|gods]] who each ruled over every ninth night forming a calendrical cycle. Each lord was associated with a particular fortune, bad or good, that was an omen for the night that they ruled over.<ref></ref> |
In [[Mesoamerican mythology]] the '''Lords of the Night''' ({{lang-nah|Yoalteuctin}}) are a set of nine [[deity|gods]] who each ruled over every ninth night forming a calendrical cycle. Each lord was associated with a particular fortune, bad or good, that was an omen for the night that they ruled over.<ref>Anthony F. Aveni. 2001. Skywatchers: A Revised and Updated Version of Skywatchers of Ancient Mexico. University of Texas Press. pp. 156-57</ref> |
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The lords of the night are known in both the [[Aztec calendar|Aztec]] and [[Maya calendar]], although the specific names of the Maya Night Lords are unknown. The glyphs corresponding to the night gods are known and mayanists identify them with labels G1 to G9, the G series. Generally, these glyphs are frequently used with a fixed glyph coined F. The only Mayan light lord that has been identified is the God G9,[[Pauahtun]] the Aged Quadripartite God.<ref>Lynn V. Foster. 2005. Handbook to Life in the Ancient Maya World. Oxford University Press. p. 259</ref> <ref>http://www.pauahtun.org/Calendar/gglyph.html Night Gods discussion in Pauahtun</ref> |
The lords of the night are known in both the [[Aztec calendar|Aztec]] and [[Maya calendar]], although the specific names of the Maya Night Lords are unknown. The glyphs corresponding to the night gods are known and mayanists identify them with labels G1 to G9, the G series. Generally, these glyphs are frequently used with a fixed glyph coined F. The only Mayan light lord that has been identified is the God G9,[[Pauahtun]] the Aged Quadripartite God.<ref>Lynn V. Foster. 2005. Handbook to Life in the Ancient Maya World. Oxford University Press. p. 259</ref> <ref>http://www.pauahtun.org/Calendar/gglyph.html Night Gods discussion in Pauahtun</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:52, 24 September 2012
In Mesoamerican mythology the Lords of the Night (Template:Lang-nah) are a set of nine gods who each ruled over every ninth night forming a calendrical cycle. Each lord was associated with a particular fortune, bad or good, that was an omen for the night that they ruled over.[1]
The lords of the night are known in both the Aztec and Maya calendar, although the specific names of the Maya Night Lords are unknown. The glyphs corresponding to the night gods are known and mayanists identify them with labels G1 to G9, the G series. Generally, these glyphs are frequently used with a fixed glyph coined F. The only Mayan light lord that has been identified is the God G9,Pauahtun the Aged Quadripartite God.[2] [3]
The existence of a 9 nights cycle in Mesoamerican calendrics was first discovered in 1904 by Eduard Seler. The Aztec names of the Deities are known because their names are glossed in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis and Codex Tudela.
The Nine Lords of the Night in Aztec mythology are[4]:
- Xiuhtecuhtli (Turqoise/year lord)
- Itztli/Tecpatl (Obsidian/Flint)
- Piltzintecuhtli (Prince Lord)
- Centeotl (Maize God)
- Mictlantecuhtli (Lord of the Underworld)
- Chalchiuhtlicue (Jade her-Skirt)
- Tlazoteotl (Filth God)
- Tepeyollotl (Mountain heart)
- Tlaloc (Rain God)
Sources
- ^ Anthony F. Aveni. 2001. Skywatchers: A Revised and Updated Version of Skywatchers of Ancient Mexico. University of Texas Press. pp. 156-57
- ^ Lynn V. Foster. 2005. Handbook to Life in the Ancient Maya World. Oxford University Press. p. 259
- ^ http://www.pauahtun.org/Calendar/gglyph.html Night Gods discussion in Pauahtun
- ^ Elizabeth Hill Boone. 2007. Cycles of Time and Meaning in the Mexican Books of Fate. University of Texas Press pp. 44-45
