Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli

Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, ‘Lord of the House of Dawn’, the Aztec god of Venus the Morning Star...


aztaxelli = forked feather headdress
cuezalhuitóncatl = feathered crown
chalchiuhnacochtli = nose / face mask (typical of Quetzalcóatl)
tezcacuitlapilli = feathered tail mirror
cózcatl = necklace
anáhuatl = (sea) shell ring, tied by a red leather belt
iztac máxtlatl = white loincloth
iztac cactli = white sandals









atl = water
tlepapálotl = ‘fire butterfly’
huitztli = thorn [associated with the beak of a hummingbird]
ómitl = bone
yólotl = heart
cuauhxicalli = ‘eagle bowl’
teoicpalli = throne/seat of a god
tlachinolli = ‘scorched earth’