Tezcatlipoca
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Tezcatlipoca or Tezcatl Ipoca was a central deity in Aztec religion. He is associated with a variety of concepts, including the night sky, hurricanes, obsidian, and conflict. He was considered one of
Aztec obsidian mirror
Tezcatlipoca with all 20 day signs, symbolizing the divine calendar (Codex Borgia)
Tezcatlipoca on page 12 of the Codex Borgia
Mask representing Tezcatlipoca formed from a human skull, likely worn by priests during sacred rites. Turquoise with iron pyrites for the eyes. From the British Museum
Ōmeteōtl
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Ōmeteōtl is a name used to refer to the pair of Aztec deities Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl, also known as Tōnacātēcuhtli and Tonacacihuatl. Ōme translates as "two" or "dual" in Nahuatl and teōtl transla
Tezcatlipoca
…He is associated with a variety of concepts, including the night sky, hurricanes, obsidian, and conflict. He was considered one of the four sons of Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl, the primordial dual deity. His main festival was Toxcatl, which, like most religious festivals of Aztec culture, involved human sacrifice. Tezcatlipoca's…
Tonacacíhuatl and Tonacatecuhtli as depicted in the Codex Fejérváry-Mayer
Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl described in the Codex Fejérváry-Mayer
Tonacateuchtli as depicted in the Codex Borgia
Tonacacihuatl as depicted in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis