Corazon Mexicaさんのイラストまとめ

Xochipilli and Xochiquetzal are two aspects of a single divinity. They represent the masculine and feminine principles, eternally opposite, yet necessary for the existence of each other

He divided it in four and gave the pieces to His sons, the Tlaloqueh, who have ever since used the fiery tongue of Cipactli as Their weapon 3/4

This painting is based on a contemporary indigenous sacred narrative, complemented by ancient sources such as codices Vaticanus B and Fejérváry-Mayer 🧵1/4

Xolotl is the nahual, the spiritual double, the shadow and the twin of Quetzalcoatl, Lord of Clarity. He accompanies the spirits through the Underworld, guiding them across the dangers of the Land of the Dead in the same way He guided Quetzalcoatl

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A nahual is a "spirit animal", a part of one's spirit which lives in another being (which can be an animal, an object or a natural phenomenon).

The word nahual is also used to refer to a kind of magician with shapeshifting powers

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In this painting, They appear presiding over the Four Directions, which correspond to the four limbs of the human body. At the center is a spider, that represents the heart, for the circulatory system is seen as a great spiderweb.
Prints here!https://t.co/i9RvqkwNnj

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The Four Tezcatlipoca are the Lords of the Four Directions. As divinities of space, They are also patrons of time, protectors of the four years of the traditional calendar

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He presents himself to us, as a sacrifice, in all His youthful beauty, and reminds us of our responsibility to live in balance with Him and Tlaltecuhtli, Our Mother the Earth
This painting is available as a print in my Etsy shop
https://t.co/nOrpy7MLam

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He is young and beautiful, for the corn is young and tender when we eat it. His body is painted yellow, and He is dressed in jade and quetzal feathers, for the yellow cob is dressed in the green husk