Metztli
{{Short description|Aztec moon deity}}
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{{Infobox deity
| type = Aztec
| image = Meztli from Codex Borgia.jpg
| caption = Metztli as depicted in the Codex Borgia
| symbol = Moon, rabbit
| gender =
| region = Mesoamerica
| ethnic_group = Aztec
| abode =
| deity_of = Moon deity
}}
In Aztec mythology, Mētztli ({{IPA|nah|metstɬi|lang}}; also rendered Meztli, Metzi, literally "Moon") was a god or goddess of the moon, the night, and farmers.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
See also
References
- {{cite book |author=Galindo Trejo, Jesús | year= 1994 | title= Arqueoastronomía en la américa antigua |publisher = Equipo Sirius, S.A. |location = México |isbn=84-86639-66-2}}
- [http://www.inaoep.mx/~rincon/metztli.html Esperanza Carrasco Licea & Alberto Carramiñana Alonso, "Metztli, La Luna", Diario Síntesis, 28 de Mayo de 1996]
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