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CHAPTER VI

  • Calendar Place: Ruler of the seventh day-count, mazatl (deer), and of the seventh tonalamatl division, ce quiautl (one rain).
  • Compass Direction: The four quarters in his several aspects.
  • Festivals: Atlacahualco, tozoztontli, etzalqualiztli, tepeilhuitl, atemoztli.
  • Symbols: His head, with serpentine motif and tusks; the day-sign nine ocelot.
  • Relationship: Husband (1) of Xochiquetzal; (2) of Matlalcuêyê or Chalchiuhtlicue. Father or brother of the Tlaloquê.
(From Codex Magliabecchiano, 3 fol., sheet 89.)

ASPECT AND INSIGNIA

The evolution of

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