He by Whom We Live

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He by Whom We Live is a reverential epithet of the Aztec deity Tezcatlipoca, emphasizing his role as a supreme, life-sustaining divine power.

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He by Whom We Live canonical 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet ⓘ
religious title ⓘ
theonymic epithet ⓘ
appliedToDeity Tezcatlipoca ⓘ
associatedConcept cosmic sustenance ⓘ
dependence of all life on deity ⓘ
divine lordship ⓘ
category Aztec divine titles ⓘ
epithets of Tezcatlipoca ⓘ
connotation reverential ⓘ
culture Aztec ⓘ
linked to: Aztec culture
denotes life-giving deity ⓘ
supreme divine power ⓘ
honorificType reverential epithet ⓘ
impliesAttribute cosmic authority ⓘ
life-giving power ⓘ
omnipotence ⓘ
languageContext Nahuatl ⓘ
refersTo Tezcatlipoca ⓘ
refersToAspectOf Tezcatlipoca as supreme being ⓘ
Tezcatlipoca as sustainer of life ⓘ
religiousSystem Mesoamerican polytheism ⓘ
religiousTradition Aztec religion ⓘ
linked to: Aztec mythology
semanticRole life-sustaining power ⓘ
theologicalFunction to emphasize dependence of humans on deity ⓘ
to emphasize divine supremacy ⓘ
usedBy Aztec worshippers ⓘ
usedInContext hymn ⓘ
prayer ⓘ
ritual address ⓘ

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Tezcatlipoca → epithet → He by Whom We Live ⓘ