Gender Masculine
Meaning & History
Means "smoking mirror" in Nahuatl, derived from tezcatl "mirror" and pōctli "smoke" [1]. In Aztec and other Mesoamerican mythology he was one of the chief gods, associated with the night sky, winds, war, and the north. Like his rival Quetzalcoatl, he was a creator god.
Categories
air, cardinal points, creator deities, deities, fire, gods, light, mythology, night, sky, sky deities, tools, war, war deities, wind
Sources & References
- Nahuatl Dictionary, available from https://nahuatl.uoregon.edu/.
