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	Tlaltecuhtli, the Earth God or Goddess
		After Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca had created large cosmic trees to seperate the skies from the waters, they needed to create a solid place to for creatures to dwell on.
		Tlaltecuhtli is closely associated with Tonatiuh, the sun.
		Tlaltecuhtli is the Lord of the Day for days with number 2 ("ome" in Nahuatl).
	www.azteccalendar.com /god/Tlaltecuhtli.html (205 words)

	2006: The Return of Ahuitzotl - Year 2012 - tribe.net
		Carvings on the stone show Tlaltecuhtli, an Aztec god was so fearsome the Aztecs normally buried her depictions face-down in the earth.
		Note that Tlaltecuhtli is a crocodile deity, identified in myths as an Earth goddess who is associated with blood sacrifice and is frequently depicted in the act of giving birth.
		According to one story, Tlaltecuhtli, in the form of a giant crocodile, was seized by Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl and violently ripped in two.
	2012.tribe.net /thread/3628c84a-4553-451f-bde0-cdf0d5996d32 (1443 words)

	XISPAS: Aztec Emperor’s Tomb Discovered?
		Ahuizotl was the father of Moctezuma, the sovereign overthrown by the Spanish invaders in their conquest of the Mexica/Aztec Empire that took place from 1519-1521.
		All previous stone carvings of Tlaltecuhtli have been found ritualistically buried face down in the earth - this is the first carving to be found face up.
		In the claw of her right foot is a carved representation of a rabbit and ten dots, the Aztec glyph for 10 Rabbit, or 1502 - the year of Emperor Ahuizotl’s death.
	www.xispas.com /blog/2006/11/aztec-emperors-tomb-discovered.html (598 words)

	Tlaltecuhtli - Demons, Demonology, and Evil in the Americas
		Tlaltecuhtli - Demons, Demonology, and Evil in the Americas
		Tlaltecuhtli ("Earth Lord") was a large earth monster in Aztec mythology described as female, who desires flesh and has mouths at her elbows, knees, and other joints.
		According to the Histoyre du Mechique, Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl agree that they can't continue with their re-creation of the world with her around, so they decide to destroy her.
	www.deliriumsrealm.com /delirium/articleview.asp?Post=337 (270 words)

	Experts Say Tomb May Be Under Monolith
		Matos said a date carved on the stone suggests it contains the remains of emperor Ahuizotl (1486-1502), the father of Moctezuma, the Aztec ruler defeated by the Spaniards.
		Carvings on the stone show the Aztec god of the earth, Tlaltecuhtli, who is depicted as a woman with huge claws, a stream of blood flowing into her mouth as she squats to give birth.
		The god was so fearsome the Aztecs normally buried depictions of her face down in the earth.
	www.banderasnews.com /0611/nr-aztectomb.htm (557 words)

	About Oztotl \| Texas Speleological Association \| TSA \| NSS Region
		The open mouth of this monster is often encountered in paintings or carvings at the bottom of the illustration, as a depiction of the awesome toothed opening to the nether world, such as in (figure 5), where one of the trees of the four directions is shown emerging.
		THE AZTEC MEMORIAL STONE TO There seems to be little doubt that the jaws of Tlaltecuhtli, throat of the earth, entrance to the underworld are symbolic of a cave.
		The underworld was part of the earth and the earth was a personified being, the dualistic opposite of the powerful sun.
	www.cavetexas.org /mexico/oztotl.html (3041 words)

	Ejemplo
		The central face of the Stone of the sun has long been identified as Tonatiuh, the sun god of the daytime sky, and the monument is sometimes called a giant sun stone.
		In fact, the face of the central deity with the claws hands and sacrificial knife for a tongue is that of the earth monster, Tlaltecuhtli.
		Since the destroyer of the last world is to be the earth itself, this image is more appropriate than the face of Tonatiuh.
	www.artcamp.com.mx /AZ/7.html (895 words)

	Tláloc-Tlaltecuhtli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		It represents two superimposed images, which is why two faces and two bodies in the same position may be seen.
		This way of representing Tlaloc and Tlaltecuhtli is not unusual and in fact several examples are known, because Tlaloc was also related to the Earth and the Underworld.
		The photograph was taken soon after the discovery.
	archaeology.la.asu.edu /TM/pages2/mtm51.htm (76 words)

	Quetzalcoatl - The Man, The Myth, The Legend
		Version 2.0: Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca enter the body of the earth monster Tlaltecuhtli, meeting at Tlaltecuhtli's heart.
		Version 3.0: Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca wrap themselves around Tlaltecuhtli and split her in half; one half creating the Earth, the other the Heavens.
		Angered by their deeds the gods try to comfort Tlaltecuhtli, but she wants a greater tribute, the sacrifice of human blood and hearts.
	weber.ucsd.edu /~anthclub/quetzalcoatl/que.htm (3166 words)

	M:tB V.1 - The Mictlan: Origins,...
		Thus were they born and called themselves tlaltecuhtli, lords of the earth.
		The Flower Wars, conflicts bent upon capturing sacrificial victims from the other's army, were mainly a concoction of the Mictlan, who thus kept themselves supplied with their bloody sustenance without resorting to hunt and drawing suspicion to themselves.
		However, as history progressed, the Mictlan broke its ties with the Hierarchy, seeing the wave of intolerance that was rising and remained loyal to the Ferrymen, who still took the indian dead to the Far Shore of Mictlan.
	www.identicalsoftware.com /rpg/wod/settings/mexico/mic1.html (1736 words)

	Aztec-idol find could hide secret chamber \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		Aztecs used the temple for worship and human sacrifice.
		Excavators have been astonished by the size of the piece and its elaborate engraving of the Earth god Tlaltecuhtli as they uncovered more of the slab in recent days.
		Anthropologist Alvaro Barrera noted that for its size, the find was one of Mexico's most important.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/151052 (283 words)

	Tlaltecuhtli: See what people are saying right now on Technorati (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Tlaltecuhtli: See what people are saying right now on Technorati
		Monolith seen uncovered for the first time in...
		The Cosmic Man According to Plato, in his dialogue Timaeus, the Creator God wanted all things to be like himself and modelled the universe on the...
	technorati.com /tag/Tlaltecuhtli (102 words)

	TIME.com: Onward From Olmec -- Oct. 15, 1990 -- Page 4
		And since most of its images were made by Indians, curious eddies of meaning formed.
		A 16th century prelate in Mexico City orders Indian craftsmen to recut an Aztec relief of the earth god Tlaltecuhtli into a column base for a church.
		The Indians gladly obey, since in their scheme of things Tlaltecuhtli has to lie on the earth anyway; they think the priest is respecting their old god, the priest thinks the Indians are obeying his new one, and everyone is happy.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,971381-4,00.html (667 words)

	Amazon.com: "Earth God Tlaltecuhtli": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		See all pages with references to Earth God Tlaltecuhtli.
		Circle and The Cross: A Study in Continuity, The Circle, Part 1 by A. Hadrian Allcroft
		: Earth God Tlaltecuhtli with the Green Hummingbird Quetzalhuitzilin Aura Soul Ihiyotl (defines deep subconscious instinctual characteristics): Sunlight God Piltzintecuhtli The Primary Deity for...
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Earth-God-Tlaltecuhtli (182 words)

	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens: Florida Gopher Frog
		Because frogs are often seen in great numbers as it begins to rain, they have long been credited as rain-bringers and are symbolic of fecundity and fertility.
		The Aztec/Nahua cosmology has a frog-like monster, Tlaltecuhtli, serving as a symbol of the Earth floating in the primeval sea.
		Several folk superstitions have developed around the frog.
	www.jaxzoo.org /things/biofacts/FloridaGopherFrog.asp (567 words)

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