Tlacotzontli

Tlacotzontli

Tlacotzontli is an Aztec god of roads. ^[1] He was also the protector of roads to the native Mexicans. ^[2]

To please the god many travelers would cut themselves among roads. ^[3] Paper banners cover in blood and rubber were also made as an offering to this god. ^[4]

References

1. Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1883). The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: The native races. A. L. Bancroft. p. 389.
2. Morel, Héctor V.; Moral, José Dalí (1987). Diccionario mitológico americano: dioses, razas, leyendas (in Spanish). Editorial Kier. p. 125. ISBN   978-950-17-0327-6.
3. Barreiro, Rafael Fontán (2007-05-16). Diccionario de la mitología mundial (in Spanish). EDAF. p. 364. ISBN   978-84-414-0397-0.
4. Lujan, Leonardo Lόpez; Luján, Leonardo López (2005). The Offerings of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan. UNM Press. p. 76. ISBN   978-0-8263-2958-5.