tonalli

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Tonalli is a vital life force and animating soul component in Aztec thought, associated with a person’s destiny, energy, and the heat of the sun.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec religious concept
Mesoamerican philosophical concept
soul component
vital force
associatedWith birth date
character
courage
day sign
destiny
fate
heat
heat of the head
personal energy
strength
sun
vitality
believedToResideIn fontanelle
hair
head
canBeAffectedBy fear
fright
sorcery
canBeLostThrough sudden fright
canBeStrengthenedBy offerings
rituals
connectedTo daylight
solar heat
consideredPartOf human soul
personhood
culture Aztec NERFINISHED
domain Aztec cosmology
Aztec divination
Aztec medicine
etymologyRoot Nahuatl "tona" (to shine, to be warm)
importantFor health
success in life
vigor
influences behavior
individual destiny
social role
temperament
linkedTo calendar sign
day of birth
recordedIn Aztec codices NERFINISHED
relatedConcept ihiyotl
yolia
sourceLanguage Classical Nahuatl NERFINISHED

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Aztec mythology hasConcept tonalli