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Bookmark or Share- Earth Monster (Tlaltecuhtli), c.1450 - c.1521 - WikiArt.orgEarth Monster (Tlaltecuhtli) Aztec Art. Date: c.1450 - c. 1521; Style: Post-classic (c.900-1580) Theme: Relief; Genre: sculpture, mythological painting; Media: stone; Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), New York City, NY, US
- Tlaltecuhtli - WikipediaTlaltecuhtli (Classical Nahuatl Tlāltēuctli, Nahuatl pronunciation: [t͡ɬaːl.teːkʷ.t͡ɬi]) is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican deity worshipped primarily by the Mexica (Aztec) people. Sometimes referred to as the "earth monster," Tlaltecuhtli's dismembered body was the basis for the world in the Aztec creation story of the fifth and final cosmos. [5] .
- Tlaltecuhtli - World History EncyclopediaTlaltecuhtli, 'Earth Lord/Lady,' was a Mesoamerican earth goddess associated with fertility. Envisioned as a terrible toad monster, her dismembered body gave rise to the world in the Aztec creation myth of the 5th and final cosmos.
- Tlaltecuhtli - The Monstrous Aztec Goddess of the Earth - ThoughtCoTlaltecuhtli (pronounced Tlal-teh-koo-tlee and sometimes spelled Tlaltecutli) is the name of the monstrous earth god among the Aztec. Tlaltecuhtli has both feminine and masculine attributes, although she is most often represented as a female deity. Her name means "The one who gives and devours life."
- An Olmec Earth Monster Is Repatriated to Mexico - Atlas ObscuraAn extremely important 1-ton sculpture, sometimes referred to by archaeologists as an “Earth Monster” or Monument 9, was repatriated to Mexico from a private collection in Colorado in May 2023...
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