Download Gods Feathered Serpent: Quetzalcoatl, from quetzal

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Angry Wasp the Elder: father of Angry Wasp. He was the leader of
the Chalk Place clan of Tlaxcala.
Charging Eagle: Cuauhtemoc, from cuauh (eagle) and temohuia
(attack, charge). The name refers to the moment when an eagle folds
its wings and attacks its prey.
Gods
Hungry Coyote: Nezahualcoyotl, from nezahualli (hungry, or fasting)
and coyotl (coyote).
Feathered Serpent: Quetzalcoatl, from quetzal (bird of precious
plumage) and coatl (serpent, snake). Aztec god of wind, transition,
and learning.
Lord Old Twin: Temilotecatl. He was the leader of the Rocky Crags
clan of Tlaxcala.
God of Rain: Tlaloc, from tlalli (earth), i.e. “He who is made of
earth”. Aztec god of rain and vertically flowing waters.
Lord Ring of Cotton: Maxixcatzin. He was the leader of the Pine
Hill clan of Tlaxcala.
Lord of Duality: Ometeotl, from ome (two) and teotl (god). He is
argued to be the supreme creator god of the Aztecs, and is both a male
and a female being.
One Grass of Sacrifice: Ce Malinalli, from Ce (one) and Malinalli
(grass of penance, or self-sacrifice).
Seven Snakes: Xicomecoatl or Chicomecoatl, from chicome (seven)
and coatl (serpent, snake). Sometimes this name is translated as
“Seventh Serpent”.
Smoking Stars: Citlalpopocatzin, from citlali (star), popoca (smokes),
and -tzin, the suffix indicating a lord. He was the leader of the Rain
Place clan of Tlaxcala.
Stern Lord: Motecuhzoma, more commonly known as Montezuma.
From mo (a third person prefix), tecuhtli (lord), and zoma (to frown
in anger).
Lord of the Chase, or Cloud Serpent: Mixcoatl, from mixtli (cloud)
and coatl (serpent, snake). God of the hunt of the Otomí, Tlaxcala,
and Huejotzingo. “Cloud Serpent” is a metaphor for lightning; as
such, this god is also the creator of fire.
Smoking Mirror: Tezcatlipoca, from texcatl (obsidian mirror), tletl
(fire) and popoca (smokes). Aztec god of fate.
Southern Hummingbird: Huitzilopochtli, from huitzilin (hummingbird) and opochtli (left). Aztec god of war.
The other names, such as Broken Plume, Flint, Dew, Scarlet Mist,
Joy and others, I constructed using the most common components of
the Nahuatl names.
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