tezcatlipoca (by Mauricio Herrera)

tezcatlipoca (by Mauricio Herrera)

Tezcatlipoca- in the mythology of the Aztecs and Maya is one of the three main gods, the patron of priests, punishing the criminals, the ruler of the stars and the cold, the lord of the elements, causing earthquakes, he is a god-demiurge, while the destroyer of the world. God night and all the material in the world, the god of the north side of the world. He carries a magic mirror Itlachiayakue (Itlachiayaque) - "The place from which he looks," which censes smoke and kill enemies, and therefore it is called a "smoking mirror" (Tezcatl - Mirror, Ipoka - smoking).

Back in the mirror, he sees everything that is happening in the world. And in his right hand he holds 4 arrows, symbolizing the punishment that he can didst send the sinners of people. As ruler of the world and natural forces was an opponent of the spiritual Quetzalcoatl, and sometimes acted as a tempter of people. Punishing evil and promoting good, he felt people temptations, trying to provoke them to commit sin. He was also the god of beauty and war, protector of heroes and beautiful women. He once seduced the goddess of flowers Shochiketsal, the wife of the god Xochipilli because She was very beautiful, to match his own. More often be perceived as a magician, and change the way God's mystical powers. Tezcatlipoca also has the following manifestations: Moyokoyatsin (Moyocoyatzin) - "Unstable creator, Titlakauan (Titlacahuan) -" He, whose servants we are, "Mokekeloa (Moquequeloa) -" Mockingbird ", Moyokoyani (Moyocoyani) -" Creator himself, Ipalnermoani (Ipalnermoani) - "Lord of the nearby and Night" and Nauakue (Nahuaque) - "Night Wind".