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F I V E D A N C E S W I T H D E AT H N O T E S 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. XII XIII