- Acolnahuacatl (deity)
In
Aztec mythology , Acolnahuacatl (also referred to as Acolmiztli) was a god ofMictlan , theUnderworld . Acolmiztli, which means "strong feline" or "Arm of Puma" inNahuatl , was represented as a black-colored puma, with a supernatural roar, who kept the living from passing into the kingdom of the dead.The poet-king of Texcoco, Nezahualcóyotl(1402 – 1472), took on the name of this deity in his honor.
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