Ometeotl

micc2 micc2 at cox.net
Fri Apr 17 19:22:53 UTC 2009



Iván Pedroza wrote:
> I agree with Mario. All symbols are  conceived as dual: 
> Tonacatecuhtli, Tonacacihuatl; Tlaloctlamacazqui, Chalchiuhtlicue; 
> Mictecacihuatl, Mictlatecuhtli and a long etcetera... I don't think we 
> have much valid evidence on such thing as "trinity"...
>
> Besides, ome doesn't lose the E when composed with a suffix beginning 
> with T (as well as other letters), as in Ometepec...
This change of ending can also be seen with verbs like "piya" -to hold, 
carry, or guard...  

The preterit becomes "pix" as in "teopixqueh"  Those that 
carry/guard/hold the god/divine"


Mario




>
> And yet, yei-eyi is composed mostly (but not only) as "ex" like in 
> expa, excan...
>
> I recommend Salvador Díaz Síntora's book /Meses y cielos
> /where you can find a brilliant discussion about the meaning of 
> numbers for nahuatl philosophy..
>
> Titottazqueh,
>
> Iván Pedroza
>
>
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