Metztli

For the exoplanet named Meztli, see HD 104985 b.
Metztli
Moon deity
Metztli as depicted in the Codex Borgia
SymbolMoon, rabbit
RegionMesoamerica
Ethnic groupAztec

In Aztec mythology, Mētztli (Nahuatl: [met͡st͡ɬi]; also rendered Meztli, Metzi, literally "Moon") was a god or goddess of the moon, the night, and farmers.

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