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Deities of the Sun and Moon in Borgia Group Codices
2024
Overview
Chapter 5 features a detailed study of solar and lunar deities in Borgia Group codices and their relationship with deities in Aztec religion. This chapter outlines iconographic features associated with the Sun God Tonatiuh, and related solar gods, such as Piltzintecuhtli, a nocturnal aspect of the sun, and Xochipilli, a solar god linked with gaming, feasting, and flowers. Lunar deities featured in this chapter include Xochiquetzal, the bride of the sun who is associated with sensuality and butterflies. The Moon Goddess, Tlazolteotl, symbolizes motherhood and feminine activities, such as spinning cotton, and she has an interesting relationship with the malevolent Cihuateteo. Chapter 5 also highlights male lunar avatars, most notably the Moon God, Tecciztecatl, called the “conch-shell-lord,” and lunar personas of Tezcatlipoca, the god of the smoking mirror. The last section features the pulque gods linked with the lunar cycle used to time the production of this alcoholic beverage.
Publisher
University Press of Florida
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ISBN
9780813069920, 0813069920
