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<font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Hello all,<br />
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I have read how many scholars believe the word "teotl" translates to "god," but I am not sure from where they take this belief. Maybe from the Spanish friars who were translating codices and such? <br />
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I have heard other scholars mention that teotl translates to either "cosmic energy" (no to be confused with "tonalli," which has more of a direct connection to "sun" or "day" energy) or "divine energy." But, if, for example, both "Ometeotl" and "Tezcatlipoca" are "gods," why don't they both have the -teotl suffix? <br />
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It is well known that "Ometeotl" was *the* creator of the Mexica. I am confused how there can be other "gods" if everything else was a representation of Ometeotl. In other words, Ometeotl encompassed every existing thing in this universe, right? Maybe someone can clarify.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Ramiro</font>
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