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]

{{Aztec mythology}}

Category:Aztec deities

Category:Lunar deities

Category:Agricultural deities

Category:Night deities

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