Tecciztecatl’s Family Tree

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Family

• Chalchiuhtlicue(parent),Tlaloc(parent)— Marriage

  Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue are the parents of Tecciztecatl, who became the moon when he leapt into the divine bonfire at Teotihuacan.

  ⚠ Tecciztecatl's parentage from Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue appears in one tradition. Other Aztec sources do not specify his parents or give different genealogies.

Associated with

• Nanahuatzin,Quetzalcoatl

  At Teotihuacan, the proud Tecciztecatl in jade and feathers flinched four times before the sacred bonfire, but the pox-covered Nanahuatzin leapt without hesitation and became the sun. Shamed, Tecciztecatl followed and rose as a second sun, until Quetzalcoatl hurled a rabbit at his face to dim him into the moon.