[Nahuatl] Warriors died in cambat

[Simon Levack]

Among the Mexica, at least, the belief was that warriors who died in
combat or were sacrificed escorted the Sun in the morning (the privilege
of escorting the Sun in the afternoon was reserved to their female
counterparts, women who died in childbirth) Then the warriors were
reincarnated as hummingbirds or butterflies.

I'd be intrigued to know the answer to Antonio's question, though. I've
not come across a specific name. The Cihuateteo were believed to come
back and haunt their menfolk (you can see their point!) and so were
objects of particular fear and reverence, and I suppose their name
reflects that.

Simon Levack
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[mailto:nahuatl-bounces at lists.famsi.org] On Behalf Of ANTHONY APPLEYARD
Sent: 13 May 2006 05:36
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Subject: Re: [Nahuat-l] [Nahuatl] Warriors died in cambat

--- Sandy Mielke <smielke at famsi.org> wrote:
> > From Antonio Aimi:
> Hola listeros,
> do you know if the warriors died in cambat had a specific name like
> the one of the cihuateteo? Gracias, Antonio 

The Vikings in Scandinavia believed that anyone who died in battle went
to the home of their gods and became a member of an armed force called
the Einherjar (j = "y" as in "yet"), which more or less mean "those who
are [now] all in the same army". Did the Aztecs have such a belief?

Citlalyani.

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