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Tonatiuh, the Sun, drinks the blood of the Teteo in order to gain the energy to begin his daily revolutions. Here, the divine blood, adorned with jade and turquoise, flows into him, on the day Nahui Ollin, Four Movement, which is the day the sun was born. by Corazon Mexica. insta link

Tonatiuh, 'Turquoise Lord,' was the 5th and present sun in the Aztec view of the cosmos and the fierce sun god of several other Postclassic Mesoamerican cultures, including the Toltecs. It was thought that only the regular offering of hearts from sacrificial victims would nourish Tonatiuh so that he had the strength to reign supreme in the skies and battle each night the forces of darkness. For many, the sun god is the central figure on the Sun Stone, perhaps the most famous of all Aztec art pieces, where his tongue appears as a sacrificial blade thirsty for blood.

Names & Associations

The idea in Mesoamerica of a sun god with martial qualities goes back to the Classic Maya figure of K'inich Ajaw. For the Zapotec civilization (500 BCE - 900 CE) in the southern highlands of central Mexico in the Valley of Oaxaca, Tonatiuh was Copijcha (aka Cocicho). The Toltec civilization, which flourished in central Mexico between the 10th and mid-12th century CE, closely associated Tonatiuh with Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god, and his manifestation as the morning star aspect of the planet Venus.

To the Aztecs of ancient Mexico (c. 1345-1521 CE) Tonatiuh was also known as Cuauhtlehuanitl ('Ascending eagle') and Cuauhtemoc ('Descending eagle'). His calendar name was Nahui ollin, 4 Motion, he was patron god of the 19th day Quiahuitl (rain), and 4th of the 13 Aztec Lords of the Day with an associated 'bird' sign of the quail. The sun was associated with gold and, for the Mixtec, made of turquoise, hence Tonatiuh is sometimes known as 'Turquoise Lord' (as, confusingly, is Xiuhtecuhtli, the Aztec god of Fire). Tonatiuh was a fierce and warlike god and it is suggestive that the Aztecs called the cruel and ruthless conquistador Pedro de Alvarado none other than Tonatiuh.

The Aztec Creation Myth

The Aztecs believed that the cosmos had already gone through four stages, each with its own sun and beings. The present era for the Aztecs was that of the 5th and final sun, Tonatiuh. The god had been born from the sacrifice of Nanahuatzin who threw himself into a fire at Teotihuacan and thus became the new sun. There was an immediate problem that Tonatiuh could or would not set himself in motion across the sky without a blood sacrifice. Now stepped in Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, for the Aztecs the planet Venus as the menacing morning star. He angrily threw his atl-atl dart at Tonatiuh in order to set him on his orbit, but the sun retaliated by throwing a dart right back. This missile hit Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli right in the forehead, instantly transforming him into stone and the god Itztlacoliuhqui, a deity associated with ice and cold. The rest of the gods realised that only a sacrifice would set the sun in motion and so Quetzalcoatl removed their hearts for that purpose. The offering worked and Tonatiuh was on his way.

Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli had not left the scene permanently, though, and every 584 days he rises from the eastern sea to do battle with Tonatiuh once again. For this reason, Tonatiuh had to be strengthened via the sacrifice of humans so that he could feast on their hearts, just as he had first been nourished by the hearts of the gods. It was imagined that the sun was swallowed each night by the earth-fertility goddess, Tlaltecuhtli, and then regurgitated by the toad-like monster the following morning. Sacrifices ensured his successful return and victory each night against her and the forces of darkness.

Warriors were closely associated with Tonatiuh because it was their duty to ensure a steady supply of sacrificial victims for him. The spirits of dead warriors, too, were conducted to the next life by Tonatiuh. In addition, given the sun's vital role in ensuring the well-being of the cosmos and the Aztec ruler's position as chief warrior, Tonatiuh had his own sacrificial altar during coronation ceremonies. In times of great strife such as famine, droughts, and war, Tonatiuh could receive the huge number of bloody sacrifices that the Aztecs have become infamous forever since.

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[–] Edie@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Communism is Soviet posting + electrification of the whole country

[–] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Going apple picking with friends today and im gonna try making an apple fritter focaccia tomorrow comfy-cool

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[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

You say GNU/Linux because you want to give credit to the GNU project and highlight the struggle to create a free operating system more than the technical merit of software by itself.

I say GNU/Linux because it just sounds so cool. lancer-silly

We are not the same (probably).

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[–] redchert@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I started my fist week of the new semester, and because god isnt merciful, our algebra professor started ranting about anti-vax bs and claimed that the government^TM^ uses column vectors to distort the TRUTH (I am serious). Oh did I mention he also has an extremely high rate of failure, yeah I wonder why.

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[–] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I hate it when someone says something that exposes they know nothing about the topic they're talking about, but I'm the only one that understand the topic enough to catch their mistake. Then it'll take forever to explain why they're wrong to anyone else in the conversation, at which point the other guy can just move on to a different topic and ignore me.

I was in this discussion about drug use, and this guy, in quick succession, gave Ketamine as an example of a hard drug, said that it's recreational use only started recently so we don't really understand it, denied that it had valid medical use, said that people should avoid all hard drugs even in medical contexts, and then said drugs that are relatively safe are still bad if they're socially unacceptable, because if someone does one socially unacceptable drug, they'll probably start doing hard drugs that are bad for you. The thing they were arguing was that weed smokers are a lot more similar to "average people", then they are to "hard drug users" (hard drugs being any drug that isn't weed, or an "average people" drug like caffeine or alcohol). And yes, they smoke weed a lot.

Ketamine isn't really a hard drug, it's been used recreationally since the late 60's, it's used all the time by EMS and by hospitals for anesthesia, and their last argument was literally the gateway drug argument, just excluding weed. But nobody else in the discussion actually knows much about drugs, even the people there that do drugs haven't done any research. And a lot of them smoke weed, to the point were one guy has nasty lung problems.

I get really annoyed when people deny the medical uses of drugs, and try to discourage the use of medicine if it has any recreational potential. I've seen way too many people make their lives worse because "drugs are bad". People refuse adderall and methylphenidate, preferring to leave their ADHD effectively untreated. People refuse painkillers, even though acute pain has stopped them from functioning. I even know a guy that won't take any allergy medicine, because he knows people abuse benadryl.

[–] TerminalEncounter@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I give ket drips all the time~

It works really good for multi system trauma and really intense fractures in addition to some other pain control. Like you dont have to give as much Dilaudid it works that good

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[–] segfault11@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

gearing up with my best body armor and guns to head to my new house i was able to afford by robbing $1 million from a bank 😌

[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (20 children)

gnu/linux nerd shitThat's it, I'm going to say it:

GNOME > KDE (objectively)

As in, most of the criticisms against GNOME are unfounded.

Taking questions and also no prisoners.

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[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Man what happened to torrents dawg. What happened to seeders?

I want to appreciate the one person keeping the "Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" torrent alive

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[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

The tiny spiders who live on and around my desk have been building a large haphazard web between my lamp and the desk's surface. It's kind of in the way and getting dusty but I don't want to mess up their hard work.

[–] HarryLime@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

Nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen.

[–] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (10 children)

I think we should have a month every year where men aren't allowed to wear pants (skirts are fine)

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[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

he said he is doing that to look like a democrat plus saying everything he doesnt like is also hitler

I think is doing it for clicks since he is broke after the trials and his show is on borrowed time

Just five minutes of browsing reddit-logo is enough for me to remind myself why libs deserve the wall too.

[–] Grownbravy@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The custom emote markdown aint working for me

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[–] allthetimesivedied2@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Made a makeshift votive candle or whatever these are called out of a Pringles can. Got a timer going for how long until I have to frantically stomp on it to put the fire out.

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[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (6 children)

custom emojis are hidden by default now?! boooo!

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[–] SuperZutsuki@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

Bit idea: little free library stocked exclusively with Tinglers

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The sound of cold breeze whispering through empty streets late at nightzhou-envibe

[–] vertexarray@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

Man, Gordon Smith makes a good-ass guitar

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] coolusername@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

i thought latestagecapitalism was a ML sub but it seems to be mostly liberals?

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[–] Carl@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

dam that new sonic cart racer looks like it might be worth pirating

[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Nubby's Number Factory is pretty fun nerds

it keep doing procs for like 3 min and it finally got to 1 billion lol

got a higher number, its really fun NL was rightI traded asbestos for tardigrade after 3 rounds and got this

lmao i had to end it because it went for 10 minutes lol

did pretty well for my second game of NNF

[–] CDommunist@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

hst-gun Drop that sandwich. Slowly. Slide it over. Give me that sandwich

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[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

God why does it like every encounter's defeat? Even every victory I have is a temporary, if not Pyrrhic one in my mind. Maybe it’s the fact I base my self esteem on the respect of the others who would not bat an eye, or even just degrade me.

Sometimes I dread even looking into my inbox, seeing the dreadful news.

Anyways, how you doing? I'm feelin' on par.

[–] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

One Battle After Another asks the stunning question: what if Taken was written in Maoist Standard English

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[–] wombat@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it is september 27 and stalin saved the world from fascism

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I can’t wait for HR to be like β€œoh you have difficulty with eye contact? Your brain gets overloaded when you get too much social interaction? You can’t focus on anything when you feel you’re being watched? Here’s a pair of noise cancelling headphones.”

So many workplace accommodations are just like we spent $200 r u happy

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If Cali sober is nothing but weed, what's the equivalent for nothing but Kratom? Thailand sober?

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[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ive only seen 3 kids movies about bugs, pretty sure those aee the only 3 high budget ones, Antz, Bugs Life, Bee Movie. All of them have a main character who is an uppity little libertarian maverick who thinks they dont need to contribute to society, oh you dont wanna be a worker ant, you dont wanna make honey cause its unfulfilling? Even as human intelligence bugs they are simply not surviving the winter if everyone doesnt put the work in. Not every ant can pursue their dreams full time, none can actually.

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[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I am morally obligated to support the Brisbane Lions in the AFL final, only because they used to be the Fitzroy team, and that's as close to Collingwood as I'm gonna get

Collingwood forever, Flagpies 2026

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