Query: Nahuatl for "Venus"

[Heather Hess]

Hi!  I actually remember seeing a reference of Venus in Nahuatl and can't
remember where but this sounds familiar!  Yolohtzin


>From: David Gloster <david.gloster at muenchen.roses.de>
>Reply-To: nahuat-l at server2.umt.edu
>To: nahuat-l at server2.umt.edu
>Subject: Re: Query: Nahuatl for "Venus"
>Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 22:33:16 +0100
>
>As no one else has yet come forth with an answer, here's my try:
>
>I seem to remember that Venus had two names in Nahuatl depending on whether
>it was
>visible as the morning star or the evening star. I think the morning name
>was
>TLAHUIZCALPANTEUCTLI but I've no way of checking it. Maybe someone with a
>dictionary at
>hand could look it up and confirm. I'm afraid I can't help you with the
>evening version,
>though.
>
>Best of luck
>David Gloster
>
>
>Heather Hess wrote:
>
> > Frances and Listeros:  Could you please give the Nahuatl (and spanish)
>word
> > for Venus.  Thanks!  Yolohtzin
>
>

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