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  Tlaloc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tlaloc, also known as Nuhualpilli, was, in Aztec belief, the god of rain and fertility.
They believed that Tlaloc was responsible for both floods and droughts, and that he had been created by the other gods.
Tlaloc was also worshipped in pre-Aztec times, by the Teotihuacan and Toltec civilizations.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tlaloc   (199 words)

  
 Tlaloc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tlaloc was an important deity of rain and fertility of the Aztec mythology.
Tlaloc was depicted as a man wearing a net of clouds, a crown of heron feathers, foam sandals and ca rrying rattles to make thunder.
Tlaloc was pictured as a man wearing a net of clouds, a crown of heron feathers, foam sandals and ca rrying rattles to make thunder.
www.windows.ucar.edu /template/tlaloc_rain.html   (344 words)

  
 Phenomenon - the Civilization page - Aztec Gods -Tlaloc
Tlaloc is an old god and has been worshiped by other Mesoamerican cultures long before the arrival of the Mexica, it would be interesting to review other cultures legends and compare.
An interesting ceremony to Tlaloc by his priests was for the priests to throw themselves into frigid lake waters at midnight and imitate the sound and splashing of water birds to the point of exhaustion.
The temple to Tlaloc, on Mt. Tlaloc, is approximately at the 4000 meter level with views of the twin volcanoes Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl and the entire valleys of Pueblo and Mexico.
www.stateoftheart.nl /phenomenon/frames/subjects/mythology/aztec/gods/tlaloc.htm   (1379 words)

  
 Tlaloc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Aztec god of rain and fertility, Tlaloc was greatly feared among the Aztecs, who sacrificed humans to him to appease him.
Tlaloc later married the goddess Matlolcueitl, "The Lady of the Green Skirts." Tlaloc is commonly depicted as a blue being with fangs.
As the poor fellow could not present himself empty, he had loaded L-, on the part of his master, - added a long apocrypha of his master was AU DESESPOIRE for her re-establishment from the.
www.termsdefined.net /tl/tlaloc.html   (426 words)

  
 Crey Industries : Hero Threat Database
The gods enjoyed their subjects, and Tlaloc was happy to live the rest of eternity in his earthly paradise, with his beautiful wife, and millions of worshippers.
Tlaloc fell in the battle, mortally wounded by his obsidian knife, imbued with the power of all the dead souls that Tezcatlipoca ruled in the land of the dead, known as Mictlampa.
Tlaloc told the other gods and goddesses of the betrayal of Tezcatlipoca, and of the brave sacrifice of Quetzalcoatl and himself to try to stop the mad god from killing them all.
www.creyindustries.com /viewhero.php?id=926   (1262 words)

  
 The Reform Club: The Worst Anarchist in the World
Tlaloc has proclaimed himself to be one, but has consistently favored government solutions over free and independent human action in case after case after case.
Challenging Tlaloc on his contention that he in an anarchist is not a personal attack, it is merely a direct question that many have danced around.
My interpretation of Tlaloc's usage (and I don't want to put words in his mouth here, because that would be rude) is that he does so because he believes it is exactly the sort of thing that would piss you off.
reformclub.blogspot.com /2005/09/worst-anarchist-in-world.html   (2840 words)

  
 Tlaloc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Shrine of Tlaloc, atop the Templo Mayor, was dedicated to the god of rain, water, and fertility.
It shared this most important spot in the ceremonial precinct with the shrine of Huitzilopochtli, who was the god of war and the sun.
Tlaloc is portrayed as a being with a grimacing face and large fangs.
www.dellerae.com /tenoch/Tlaloc.html   (118 words)

  
 TLALOC - replacement chip for the Brass Eagle Rainmaker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
To minimize possible damage to the new TLALOC chip, the set comes with a socket so that no soldering will be required on the chip itself.
The TLALOC chip saves this mode in memory and will be available every time the board is turned on.
It is useful when you have the TLALOC chip programmed for semi-auto, but you find yourself in a situation where you really needed to spray some paint.
www.vexacontrol.com /tlaloc.html   (715 words)

  
 Initiation From Tlaloc
Tlaloc is the central figure in the Constellation of Toltecah Sacred Forces and corresponds to the heart area of a person.
Tlaloc is the integrator of the directions and the elements.
Metaphorically this is evident as Tlaloc is water (rain) and fire (lightning) in the sky (air) falling to the earth.
www.resonateview.org /places/writings/yari/tlaloc.htm   (1374 words)

  
 Aztec Gods and Goddesses 2
The primary temple of this major deity was located atop Mt. Tlaloc, where human victims were sacrificed to fertilize water-rocks within the sacred enclosure.
The name Tlaloc, derives from the term "tlalli", meaning earth, with the suffix "oc", meaning something that is on the surface.
While the Mexica leaders were conducting their ceremony, a large tree called "Father", or Tota, was erected near the great shrine to Tlaloc in Tenochtitlan and surrounded with small trees to symbolize a forest.
www.crystalinks.com /aztecgods2.html   (3417 words)

  
 Tlaloc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tlaloc was the eighth ruler of the days and the ninth lord of the nights.
Part of The Teocalli (Great Temple) at Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, was dedicated to Tlaloc, and was painted in white and blue.
Certain illnesses, such as dropsy, leprosy, and rheumatism, were said to be caused by Tlaloc.
home.freeuk.net /elloughton13/tlaloc.htm   (179 words)

  
 Project 2C
Among the massive depictions of gods throughout their empire, Tlaloc (the god of rain and growth) and his companion Chalchiuhtlicue (the goddess of water) interested me the most.
Tlaloc is most commonly depicted being goggle eyed with large jaguar teeth and a Heron feathered crown making his tributes easily definable.
Another example is the symbol of fertility on the other side of the bowl, it shows a definite association between Tlaloc and how he is alone responsible for the fertility of all agriculture.
www.geocities.com /jediprincess_1973/Project2C.html   (442 words)

  
 Tlaloc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tlaloc is a nova of tremendous power, both in terms of raw physical might and in terms of the extent of his control over the world around him.
Tlaloc is, in the main, content to live among his fellow creatures in peace.
In the rare instances when Tlaloc internalizes his abilities and returns to human form, he appears as a Mayan Indian with unremarkable looks; however, his stern eyes and implacable demeanor give him an aura of power in any form.
orbita.starmedia.com /interfaze/Tlaloc.htm   (594 words)

  
 Sala 5 Tláloc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The god Tlaloc, "He who Makes Things Grow," was personified by the divine and fertile water of the earth, and who resided in the tallest mountains where clouds form.
Due to his aquatic character, this deity was associated with different objects, such as representations of whirlpools and lightning; shells of different kinds, coral, fish, and frogs, an infinity of stone jars with his effigy, among others.
Of this large group of objects found on the side corresponding to Tlaloc, what stands out is the so-called Tlaloc vessel, the representation of a Chac Mool, the sculpture of a seashell, and a relief of Tlaloc-Tlaltecuhtli which is particularly interesting.
archaeology.la.asu.edu /tm/pages2/sala5.htm   (396 words)

  
 SummitPost - Tlaloc (Tlalocatepetl) -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
Tlaloc is sacred to the Aztecs as it was the site of an annual pilgrimage made by thousands to appease the rain God (Tlaloc) for which it is named (Tlaloc is also known in Mexican climbing circles as 'El Mirador'- the observatory).
Tlaloc has a huge summit plateau over a kilometer long and a half-kilometer wide with plenty of nooks and cranniesÂ… false summits and a beautiful spine that one can play around on.
Tlaloc during the time of the Aztecs was the site of an annual pilgrimage where thousands would climb to the summit from Tenochtitlan to offer tributes, and honour Tlaloc the Aztec God of rain.
www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/151413/tlaloc-tlalocatepetl.html   (1072 words)

  
 The Unofficial Tlaloc Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tlaloc ('he who makes things sprout') was worshipped predominantly by the Aztecs as god of war, fire, rain, agriculture and the south, but he was also revered by the Mayans and the Toltecs before them.
Tlaloc was originally a Maya king who was made discorporeal spirit and given godly powers by alien invaders, so that they could communicate with him more efficiently.
Deadman discovered that their leader was under the control of Tlaloc, but even as Deadman convinced Tlaloc of the error of his ways, the CIA group proceeded on their own.
www.dcuguide.com /profile.php?name=tlaloc   (439 words)

  
 Vida Digna y Tianguis Tlaloc
Participants in the fair who visit the Tianguis Tlaloc and PDP booths learn that what is most noteworthy about the products and services offered is the very system they are linked into, which aims to rebuild traditional social values of giving and cooperation.
In Mexico, the TLALOC system is supported by annual bulletins, training workshops and weekly meetings, fairs where products are exchanged and alliances with networks of microenterprises and NGOs such as the Vida Digna and Sostenible network, promoted by PDP.
As the fair comes to a close, the Tianguis Tlaloc participants prepare to return to the places they are based, both within Mexico City and its outskirts, as well as small communities further away.
www.laneta.apc.org /vidadignaysostenible/feriama.htm   (1038 words)

  
 Reports Submitted to FAMSI - Saburo Sugiyama
Figure in the shape of a drop with Tlaloc effigy, feather headdress and triple-mountain adornment in lower portion.
Figures in the shape of a drop with Tlaloc effigy and some sort of chest protector with a triple-mountain motif.
Tlaloc motif; lower jaw with fang, arm and pectoral with three drops.
www.famsi.org /reports/97050/section02e3.htm   (455 words)

  
 Reports Submitted to FAMSI - Jorge Ramos - Research on Temple 16: An Ongoing Imagery Reconstruction of Temple 16, ...
I took out all the pieces pertaining to one of the Tlaloc masks and rearticulated the mask adding the Kan Cross on the sides of the mask and attaching the dangle at the base of the KC; the Kan Cross and the dangle formed the ear spool of the Tlaloc (Figure 7).
Another recurrent motif found in close association with the Tlaloc images is a piece with one of its ends in a curved form; this piece is very similar to the pieces from the eye of the same Tlaloc, but it certainly is not an eye.
The Tlaloc is depicted in a plain style, even simpler than the Tlaloc masks represented in the pyramid of the same building and on Temple 21.
www.famsi.org /reports/02098/section05.htm   (2592 words)

  
 Tlaloc
I was going to Tlaloc, the Mexican Rain God located about 10 miles into Mexico.
Then he looked me straight in the eyes and I had no idea the words he said but I knew he was asking me if I wanted to race.
A large banner was draped on the foot steps of Tlaloc that read "Carta Blanca." And there were cyclists.
www.angelfire.com /tx5/drfart/tlaloc.htm   (1209 words)

  
 AZTEC
She was the sister of Tlaloc the rain god.
Kingdom of Tlaloc, a heaven of sensual delights, of rainbows, butterflies and flowers, of simple-minded and shallow pleasures.
She; like Persephone, was kidnapped and taken from her husband, Tlaloc, to the underworld by Tezcatlipoca a lord of the underworld.
www.homestead.com /summoningspirit/AZTEC.html   (3143 words)

  
 tlaloc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As depicted in the fanciful murals of Tepantitla, adjacent to the teotihuacán ruins, Tlalocan is a vast primordial garden filled with fruit trees, lush plants, myriad flowers,all surrounding a lake from which many rivers flow.
Tlaloc figured prominently in the Aztec ceremonial calendar.Ritual bathing was practiced regularly.
The Aztecs were preocupied with inspiring tlaloc's benevolence to assure the succesfull cultivation of corn, their principal food.
www.southmex.com.mx /mexico/traditions/tlaloc.html   (548 words)

  
 TVE's Earth Report: Cash - No Questions
For the past 10 years, an alternative currency called the Tlaloc has been circulating, creating a network of small enterprises, and redefining the city's economy.
Tlaloc, the Aztec god of water and life, was chosen as the symbol of a novel solution to these problems - creating a new marketplace for small businesses.
The Tlaloc organisation promotes fair trade and environmentally aware production methods and tries to rebuild links between the city and the countryside.
www.tve.org /earthreport/archive/doc.cfm?aid=1331   (2644 words)

  
 Tlaloc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
He is generally nice and inviting as a person, but is clumsy and goofy both physically and mentally, he often trips and falls or bumps things and very often messes up details and numbers.
Tlaloc has an uncanny ability to say the wrong thing at the right time.
Teacher: "Tlaloc what is the gravitaional constant of the universe?"
www.geocities.com /nw_shadows/tlaloc.html   (113 words)

  
 lasnesas.html
It is not the Tlaloc of the rains and blue waters, but instead he is the Tlaloc of the fire stones that fell from the sky.
Sister of Tlaloc was Chalchiuhtlicue "She of the Jade Skirt" goddess of water put "por sol" [near the sun] by Quetzalcoatl.
An unknown author at the INAH Museum gave a slightly different description of the Four Ages of the Sun that included Tlaloc as a different type of god, associated with a female consort, still he threw down fire and stones, not rain.
www.mayalords.org /mayafldr/lasnesas.html   (1007 words)

  
 tlalocvn.htm
The statue of Tlaloc was found by the Chichimecs on Mount Tlaloc, near Texcoco.
The rain god Tlaloc of Teotihuacán wears here the typical net garment which we find at least in the Maya cities Palenque, Piedras Negras, Naranjo and Copán where it is worn by local chiefs and/or high priests.
The fifth stone figure is a Tlaloc representation with an half Venus sign as upper part of his face.
users.skynet.be /fa039055/tlalocvn.htm   (1987 words)

  
 [No title]
Assistant coordinator of La Sociedad de Tlaloc emphasizing in publicity, outreach, and recruitment for the organization.
The individuals making up the Council all agree in the basic philosophies of La Sociedad de Tlaloc and are willing to lend whatever expertise they have to offer in helping student members succeed in the fields of math and science.
The only requirement to becoming an Advisory Coucil member is that the individual or organization be willing to believe in and committed to support the student members achieve their desired goals in the fields of math and science.
www.math.ucsb.edu /~millett/Officers.html   (611 words)

  
 Bangkok Post Sept 16, 1999 - A fair exchange
Mr Mindez was invited to speak to a gathering of community leaders, activists and academics from around the globe at the Conference on Economic Sovereignty, organised by Focus on the Global South, in Bangkok earlier this year.
Members were free to charge as many Tlalocs per hour as they chose, however, givers and receivers were encouraged to reassess the values of different types of work that had been assigned by the market.
The discussion focused not only on the Tlaloc system, but also on the social and cultural roots on which it was based.
www.appropriate-economics.org /asia/thailand/bangpost.html   (1574 words)

  
 Tlaloc Vessel | Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Most of the objects found in offering deposits at the Main Temple are associated with the rain god Tlaloc.
This vessel was discovered in an offering deposit in the main platform of the temple on the side dedicated to Tlaloc.
The front of the vessel bears Tlaloc's face characterized by 'goggle eyes', a twisted serpent nose, and fanged mouth.
www.metmuseum.org /TOAH/hd/teno_2/hod_teno_2.htm   (108 words)

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