Itzpapalotl
Sign in to saveĪtzpāpalōtl ('Obsidian Butterfly') was a goddess in Aztec religion.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Aztec
- Deity.name
- Ītzpāpalōtl
- Deity.deity_of
- Ruler of TamoanchanQueen of the TzitzimimehGoddess of War and Death
- Deity.image
- Itzpapalotl 1.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Depiction of Itzpapalotl from the Codex Borgia
- Deity.gender
- Female
- Deity.region
- Mesoamerica
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Aztec
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Ītzpāpalōtl ('Obsidian Butterfly') was a goddess in Aztec religion.
She was a striking skeletal warrior and death goddess and the queen of the Tzitzimimeh. She ruled over the paradise world of Tamōhuānchān, the paradise of victims of infant mortality and the place identified as where humans were created.