Tonatiuh
Aztec/Mexica · deity · cosmogonic · deity
God of the present Fifth Sun, born at Teotihuacan; nourished by sacrificial blood.
Domains
- sun
- warriors and sacrifice
- east and daytime sky
Powers
- Traverse the sky as the present fifth sun
- Demand heart-blood to keep moving across heaven
- Rule the east and the daytime sky as lord of warriors
Epithets
- Nāhui Ōllin
- Cuāuhtlēhuanitl
- Tōnatiuh
Relations
Sources
- Sahagún, Florentine Codex, Books VI, VII
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