Lord of the Night Sky
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Lord of the Night Sky is a prominent epithet of the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca, emphasizing his powerful association with darkness, the heavens, and cosmic forces.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
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religious title ⓘ theonymic epithet ⓘ |
| appliesToDeityAspect |
Tezcatlipoca as a cosmic power
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Tezcatlipoca as a nocturnal deity ⓘ Tezcatlipoca as a sky god ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cosmic forces
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darkness ⓘ heavens ⓘ night ⓘ |
| belongsToMythology | Mesoamerican mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToPantheon | Aztec pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | solar or daylight deities ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | marker of Tezcatlipoca’s place in the upper world ⓘ |
| culture | Aztec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denotes | a powerful nocturnal sky deity ⓘ |
| emphasizesAttribute |
Tezcatlipoca’s association with mystery and obscurity
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Tezcatlipoca’s control of the heavens ⓘ Tezcatlipoca’s dominion over the night ⓘ Tezcatlipoca’s role in cosmic order ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Tezcatlipoca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implies |
authority over stars and celestial bodies
ⓘ
control over nocturnal phenomena ⓘ |
| languageContext | English rendering of a Nahuatl epithet ⓘ |
| refersTo | Tezcatlipoca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
celestial realm
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cosmic power ⓘ night sky ⓘ |
| religion | Aztec religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
to honor Tezcatlipoca’s cosmic authority
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to invoke Tezcatlipoca’s power in the night ⓘ |
| semanticField |
cosmology
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darkness and night ⓘ divine sovereignty ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine power in darkness
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hidden or unseen forces ⓘ mystery of the cosmos ⓘ |
| titleOf | Tezcatlipoca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
mythological description of Tezcatlipoca
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religious or poetic invocations of Tezcatlipoca ⓘ scholarly discussions of Aztec deities ⓘ |
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