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Record 1 1985-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Mythology
DEF

a god of the Great Bear constellation and of the night sky, one of the major deities of the Aztec pantheon. Tezcatlipoca's cult was brought to central Mexico by the Toltecs, Nahua-speaking warriors from the north, about the end of the 10th century AD.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Mythologie
DEF

Dieu de la Grande Ourse et du ciel nocturne, d'abord divinité toltèque, Tezcatlipoca est aussi l'une des divinités essentielles du panthéon aztèque. Son culte fut introduit au Mexique central, vers la fin du Xe siècle, par les Toltèques, guerriers venus du Nord et parlant le nahuatl.

Spanish

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