Tezcatlipoca
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Tezcatlipoca
< Nahuatl Tēzcatlepōca, perhaps equivalent to tēzca ( tl ) mirror + tle ( tl ) fire + ( po ) pōca smokes (3rd-person singular present verb)
Example Sentences
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The name of the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca was Lord of the Smoking Mirror, a reference to obsidian.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
Lately, the pre-colonial god Tezcatlipoca, translated as the Smoking Mirror from Nahuatl, has been on Mejorado’s mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2019
Olin Tezcatlipoca, director of the Mexia Movement, which promotes indigenous rights, said such assertions appall him.
From Reuters ● Sep. 18, 2015
Mosaic mask of Tezcatlipoca, Aztec/ Mixtec, 15th/16th centuryThe art of Mexico reaches deep into history.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 28, 2013
The latter part of the name is probably due to the position we have just seen noticed to the left of the other great deity, Tezcatlipoca.
From Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru by Albert R?ville
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