signorformica:16th-century depiction of a Tzitzimitl: in Aztec mythology, female deities associate
signorformica: 16th-century depiction of a Tzitzimitl: in Aztec mythology, female deities associated with the stars and especially the stars that can be seen around the Sun during a solar eclipse, which would be interpreted as the Tzitzimimeh attacking the SunIn Postconquest descriptions: demons, celestial evil spirits who tries unceasingly to destroy the worldCodex Magliabechiano; a pictorial Aztec codex created during the mid-16th century, in the early Spanish colonial period • via Bibliothèque Infernale on FB -- source link