Key Info

- Creator deity who contributed to the creation of mankind

- Battles with his brother Quetzalcoatl shaped the world and humanity's destiny in both positive and negative ways

Brief Bio

Tezcatlipoca, also known as the "Smoking Mirror," was one of the four principal Aztec gods. He was a powerful and complex deity associated with night, sorcery, kingship, beauty, war, and discord. He was often depicted with a mirror in place of one of his feet. He has anthropomorphic forms and numerous other aspect "forms" such as Tepeyollotl the wind god

Tezcatlipoca was a rival to Quetzalcoatl, another major Aztec god, and their stories often involve conflict and trickery. He was a capricious god, capable of both great good and great harm, and was both feared and revered by the Aztecs.