
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).