Tezcatlipoca

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Gender Masculine
Usage Aztec and Toltec Mythology

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.