Ītzpāpālōtl
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Ītzpāpalōtl was a goddess in Aztec religion.
Depiction of Itzpapalotl from the Codex Borgia
Rothschildia orizaba, the moth genus and species with which the Itzpapalotl goddess is associated
Tzitzimitl
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A Tzitzimītl is a type of celestial deity associated with stars in Aztec mythology. They were depicted as skeletal female figures wearing skirts often with skull and crossbones designs. In post-conque
Ītzpāpālōtl
…Ītzpāpalōtl ("Obsidian Butterfly") was a goddess in Aztec religion. She was a striking skeletal warrior and death goddess and the queen of the Tzitzimimeh. She ruled over the paradise world of Tamōhuānchān, the paradise of victims of infant mortality and the place identified as where humans were created…
Depiction of a Tzitzimitl from the Codex Magliabechiano.