Tezcatlipoca, “Smoking Mirror”, deity associated with divination, jaguars, obsid
Tezcatlipoca, “Smoking Mirror”, deity associated with divination, jaguars, obsidian, and darkness. Tezcatlipoca was also the First Sun, whose reign was hot and unforgiving, allowing no plant to grow. During this time, the first humans (giants, known as, Tzocuiliceque) roamed the Earth and foraged nuts and roots. His obsidian mirror allowed him to see inside people’s minds and hearts. Quetzatcoatl, his brother, in a fit of jealousy ascended towards the heavens and dethronened him, felling him to Earth with a mighty blow. Upon impact, he transformed into a jaguar, eating every living creature. Darkness descended into the land, and so ended his time as the First Sun, marked as 4-Jaguar on the Sun Stone.Next Sun -- source link
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