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In [[Aztec mythology]], '''Tepoztecatl''' (or '''Tezcatzontecatl''') was the god of [[pulque]], of drunkenness and fertility. He is a consorts of [[Mayahuel]], who is a mask-avatar of [[Xochiquetzal]]. |
In [[Aztec mythology]], '''Tepoztecatl''' (or '''Tezcatzontecatl''') was the god of [[pulque]], of drunkenness and fertility. He is a consorts of [[Mayahuel]], who is a mask-avatar of [[Xochiquetzal]]. |
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According to the myth, Tepoztecatl was one of the four hundred children of Mayahuel and the god [[Pantecatl]]. As a deity of pulque, Tepoztecatl was associated with fertility cults and |
According to the myth, Tepoztecatl was one of the four hundred children of Mayahuel and the god [[Pantecatl]]. As a deity of pulque, Tepoztecatl was associated with fertility cults and [[Tlaloc]]. |
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In the [[Tepozteco]] mountain is the Tepozteco archaeological site, named after Tepoztecatl. The site was, thus, a sacred place for pilgrims from as far as [[Chiapas]] and [[Guatemala]]. This site has a monument for Tepoztecatl, called the [[Tepozteco House]], a pyramid built on a platform 9.5 meters high. |
In the [[Tepozteco]] mountain is the Tepozteco archaeological site, named after Tepoztecatl. The site was, thus, a sacred place for pilgrims from as far as [[Chiapas]] and [[Guatemala]]. This site has a monument for Tepoztecatl, called the [[Tepozteco House]], a pyramid built on a platform 9.5 meters high. |
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In Aztec mythology, Tepoztecatl (or Tezcatzontecatl) was the god of pulque, of drunkenness and fertility. He is a consorts of Mayahuel, who is a mask-avatar of Xochiquetzal.
According to the myth, Tepoztecatl was one of the four hundred children of Mayahuel and the god Pantecatl. As a deity of pulque, Tepoztecatl was associated with fertility cults and Tlaloc.
In the Tepozteco mountain is the Tepozteco archaeological site, named after Tepoztecatl. The site was, thus, a sacred place for pilgrims from as far as Chiapas and Guatemala. This site has a monument for Tepoztecatl, called the Tepozteco House, a pyramid built on a platform 9.5 meters high.
Popular culture
Tepoztecal (Tepoz for short) (a variation on Tepoztecatl) is a character of the webcomic Wapsi Square
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