Headword:
Tlantepozilama.
Principal English Translation:
a goddess; the "Old Woman of the Metal Teeth"
Orthographic Variants:
Tlantepozyllama, tlantepozilama
Attestations from sources in English:
This goddess could be associated with the tzitzimeh, powerful Nahua skeletal supernaturals.
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
yn iquac amechittaz yn Tlantepozyllama yc amechimacaciz yc amo amechquaz = Y cuando los vea la tlantepozilama les tendrá miedo y no se los comerá. (ca. 1582, México)
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