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Tepoztecatl




In Aztec Mythology , Tepoztecatl (or '''Tezcatzontecatl''') was the god of Pulque , of drunkenness and fertility. He is a consort of Mayahuel , who is a mask-avatar of Xochiquetzal .

According to the myth, Tepoztecatl was one of the four hundred children of Mayahuel and the god Pantecatl . As a deity of pulque, Tepoztecatl was associated with fertility cults and Tlaloc .

In the Tepozteco mountain is the Tepozteco archaeological site, named after Tepoztecatl. The site was, thus, a sacred place for pilgrims from as far as Chiapas and Guatemala . This site has a monument for Tepoztecatl, called the Tepozteco House , a pyramid built on a platform 9.5 meters high.


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Tepoztecal ("Tepoz" for short), a variation on Tepoztecatl, is a character in the Webcomic Wapsi Square by Paul Taylor.


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