Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli

Front view of an ancient Aztec carving depicting Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed Serpent. The carving is from the Quetzalcoatl Temple at Teotihuacan, Mexico. To see the side view of the serpent head, click on the image. Click on image for full size (59K JPEG) Image courtesy of Corel Corporation.

Noon was his favorite time of day. There is a famous temple In Tula, Mexico named after him.

Front view of an ancient Aztec carving depicting Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed Serpent. The carving is from the Quetzalcoatl Temple at Teotihuacan, Mexico. To see the side view of the serpent head, click on the image. Click on image for full size (59K JPEG) Image courtesy of Corel Corporation.

Rituals were performed when the planet Venus was aligned with the Pleiades, known by the Aztecs as Tianquiztli. We can admire their awe of this deity at Tula, Mexico, at the temple of Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli.

Front view of an ancient Aztec carving depicting Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed Serpent. The carving is from the Quetzalcoatl Temple at Teotihuacan, Mexico. To see the side view of the serpent head, click on the image. Click on image for full size (59K JPEG) Image courtesy of Corel Corporation.

The Aztec rituals were enacted when the Sun, (Huitzilopochtli) was in a particular position in the sky in relation to the position of the planet Venus, identified with Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, and that of the Pleiades, known by the Aztecs as Tianquiztli. Even today we can admire at Tula, an important archaeological site in Mexico, the temple of Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, dedicated to the planet Venus.