Editing Opochtli

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[[File:Opochtli.jpg | thumb | right |  alt=A drawing of Opochtli]]
'''Opochtli''' ({{IPA|nah|/ˈoːpoːt͡ʃt͜ɬi/}}) was one of the gods of the Aztec pantheon. He was considered the god of fishing and hunting, and commonly seen riding a dolphin <ref>{{cite book |title=Diccionario de Mitología Nahua |year=1905 |isbn=978-9684327955 |editor=Biblioteca Porrúa. Imprenta del Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Historia y Etnología |location=México |page=10 |language=Spanish |authorlink=Cecilio Agustín Robelo}}</ref> as well as one of the representatives of the rain god Tlaloc. In Nahuatl, his name means ''The Left'' or ''The Left-Handed''. He was the god who threw his spear with his left hand. Since the Aztecs saw the west as the primary cardinal point, the south was on the left according to their orientation. Opochtli was therefore also associated with the south. He is said to have invented the [[atlatl]], the [[wikt:net|net]], the [[canoe]] pole, and the bird [[wikt:Special:Search/snare|snare]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Burr Cartwright Brundage |title=The Fifth Sun: Aztec Gods, Aztec World |publisher=University of Texas Press |year=1979 |isbn=978-0292756052 |location=México |language=English |authorlink=Burr Cartwright Brundage}}</ref>

== Sources ==
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== External links ==
* http://www.godslaidbare.com/pantheons/aztec/opochtli.php {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815062501/http://www.godslaidbare.com/pantheons/aztec/opochtli.php |date=2013-08-15 }}

[[Category:Aztec gods]]
[[Category:Hunting gods]]

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