Tlaltecuhtli (Aztec deity)
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007005922
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2007005922#concept
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- Tlaltecutli (Aztec deity)
- Tlalteuctli (Aztec deity)
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Sources
- found: Work cat.: Henderson, L. Producer of the living, eater of the dead : revealing Tlaltecuhtli, the two-faced Aztec earth, 2007:p. 1 (authors often disagree on whether the proper spelling is "teuctli" or "tecuhtli") p. 2 (there were two main Tlaltecuhtli variants ... the first was female and the second male.)
- found: Wikipedia WWW site, July 26, 2007(Tlaltecuhtli or Tlaltecutli was an Aztec goddess who embodied the raging chaos before creation. Although her name is male, she is typically depicted as a female crocodile)
- found: About.com WWW site, July 26, 2007(Tlaltecuhtli, earth goddess in Aztec religion, mythology. The name is masculine, but texts typically refer to Tlaltecuhtli as a goddess)
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- 2007-10-03: new
- 2007-10-04: revised
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