Tlaltecuhtli

Tlaltecuhtli ( Nahuatl: Lord of the earth, even Tlaltecutli ) was a Central American Gods figure, which assumed importance both in Aztec mythology and in the belief systems of other Nahuatl - speaking peoples of Central America.

Appearance and assignments

Sometimes Tlaltecuhtli is sometimes described as a female as a male monster. She possessed both attributes of a toad and an alligator. Representations of the deity found mainly in the post- classic period of Mesoamerican history. Tlaltecuhtli is also known from post- Columbian manuscripts. Sometimes it is associated with Cihuacoatl, Tonantzin and Tonatiuh. In Tonalamatl the Codex Borbonicus Tlaltecuhtli is assumed the second hour of the day. Significant parallels also show the creation mythology of the Maya as it is rendered in the Relación de las cosas de Yucatán, Diego de Landa.

Aztec creation myth

In Aztec mythology, there were various creation myths that were handed down in parallel. One of them is described in the Histoyre you Mechique. Your Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca accordance came at the beginning of the world from the sky to survey Tlaltecuhtli. Since Tlaltecuhtli but was such a horrible monster and so greedy that she had throat not only the face, but also on the knees and elbows, thought the two gods that with such a monster in the ocean no successful creation was to make. To clear the monsters out of the way, both were transformed into giant snakes. Then they tore Tlaltecuhtli into two parts, so that formed the earth on one side and from the other the sky. To compensate for their Tlaltecuhtli mutilation, possessed the gods that serves her body all the food plants of the people as the basis. And so the earth will continue to be food for the people grow, she calls sometimes at night and demands human sacrifice.