Itzpapalotl

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Itzpapalotl is a fearsome skeletal warrior goddess in Aztec mythology, often depicted with obsidian butterfly wings and associated with night, sacrifice, and the star demons (Tzitzimimeh).

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Itzpapalotl canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec goddess ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
associatedPlace Tamoanchan ⓘ
associatedWith Cihuateteo ⓘ
Tzitzimimeh ⓘ
butterflies ⓘ
danger to humans during solar eclipses ⓘ
death ⓘ
eclipses ⓘ
human sacrifice ⓘ
night ⓘ
obsidian ⓘ
ritual warfare ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
star demons ⓘ
the underworld ⓘ
war ⓘ
women who died in childbirth ⓘ
cosmicRole star demon ⓘ
culture Aztec mythology ⓘ
depictedAs figure with obsidian-tipped wings ⓘ
skeletal warrior goddess ⓘ
skeleton with butterfly wings ⓘ
domain Tamoanchan ⓘ
epithet Obsidian Butterfly ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasAttribute clawed hands ⓘ
fearsome appearance ⓘ
obsidian butterfly wings ⓘ
skeletal body ⓘ
hasType death deity ⓘ
star deity ⓘ
memberOf Tzitzimimeh ⓘ
mythologicalTradition Central Mexican ⓘ
nameMeaning Obsidian Butterfly ⓘ
pantheon Aztec pantheon ⓘ
relatedConcept Cihuacoatl ⓘ
Mictlan ⓘ
linked to: underworld Mictlan

Tonatiuh ⓘ
religion Aztec religion ⓘ
role patron of star demons ⓘ
warrior goddess ⓘ
symbolizes the deadly aspect of the night sky ⓘ
the destructive power of stars ⓘ
the terror of eclipses ⓘ
weapon claws ⓘ
obsidian knives ⓘ
worshippedBy Aztecs ⓘ
linked to: Aztec Empire
worshippedIn Mesoamerica ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aztec mythology → hasCentralDeity → Itzpapalotl ⓘ