Itzpapalotl (Aztec deity)
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found: Work cat.: Obsidian butterfly, 1983:covers of vol. included in case (Códice Itzpapálotl) Spanish-language notes accompanying vol. (Itzpapálotl, from the Nahuatl "itztili," obsidian, and "papálotl," butterfly; originally a deity of the cult of obsidian venerated by the Chichimeca tribes; later associated with food and childbirth as a manifestation of mother Earth; from the 16th century, connected to the cult of the Virgin of Guadalupe)
found: Encyc. Britannica WWW, Sept. 4, 2007(under heading Meso-American civilization--Aztec culture to the time of the Spanish conquest--Aztec religion--Deities: "Numerous earth goddesses were associated with the fertility of the soil and with the fecundity of women, as ... Itzpapálotl ('Obsidian-Butterfly')")
found: Wikipedia WWW site, Sept. 4, 2007("Itzpapalotl: In Aztec mythology, Itzpapalotl ('Clawed Butterfly' or 'Obsidian Butterfly') was a fearsome skeletal warrior goddess ... particularly associated with the moth Rothschildia orizaba"; source cited: An illustrated dictionary of the gods and symbols of ancient Mexico and the Maya / by Mary Miller and Karl Taube, 1997)
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2007-11-01: new
2007-11-02: revised
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