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 Itzpapalotl -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
In (Click link for more info and facts about Aztec mythology) Aztec mythology, Itzpapalotl ("Clawed Butterfly" or "Obsidian Butterfly") was a fearsome skeletal goddess, who ruled over the paradise world of (Click link for more info and facts about Tomoanchan) Tomoanchan.
She is particularly associated with the (Typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae) moth Rothschildia Orizaba from the family saturnidae.
See also (Click link for more info and facts about Cihuatcoatl) Cihuatcoatl, (Click link for more info and facts about Tonantzin) Tonantzin.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/it/itzpapalotl.htm   (90 words)

  
 Aphrodite   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The same idea is apparent in the New World, where the goddess Itzpapalotl (otherwise known as Obsidian Knife Butterfly) is said to have "wandered off—combing her hair, painting her face, and lamenting the loss of Arrow Fish."
Consider the example provided by the Aztec mourning goddess Itzpapalotl, who was commonly represented as a warrior:
In Aztec myth, Itzpapalotl was said to have been thrown from heaven for sinning against the gods.
www.maverickscience.com /Venus/Aphrodite/aphrodite.html   (8599 words)

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