Tonatiuh Sunken Moon – Tōnatiuh, an Aztec sun deity
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Tonatiuh_Sunken_Moon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dnatiuh
Mak the Knife sends you to find a School of Vonda Fish. The Vonda Fish will help you find Tonatiuh Sunken Moon. This stone warrior might know a secret way into the Pyramid of Mother Moon. He then sends you to find Ozel Underwater Cat.
In Mesoamerican culture, Tonatiuh (Nahuatl: Tōnatiuh “Movement of the Sun”) is an Aztec sun deity of the daytime sky who rules the cardinal direction of east. According to Aztec Mythology, Tonatiuh was known as “The Fifth Sun” and was given a calendar name of naui olin, which means “4 Movement”. Represented as a fierce and warlike god, he is first seen in Early Postclassic art of the Pre-Columbian civilization known as the Toltec. Tonatiuh’s symbolic association with the eagle alludes to the Aztec belief of his journey as the present sun, travelling across the sky each day, where he descended in the west and ascended in the east. It was thought that his journey was sustained by the daily sacrifice of humans. His Nahuatl name can also be translated to “He Who Goes Forth Shining” or “He Who Makes The Day.” Tonatiuh was thought to be the central deity on the Aztec calendar stone but is no longer identified as such. In Toltec culture, Tonatiuh is often associated with Quetzalcoatl in his manifestation as the morning star aspect of the planet Venus.
The quest Mak the Knife sends you on is entitled “A Fish Called Vonda”.
A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by Crichton and John Cleese. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The film follows a gang of diamond thieves who double-cross one another to find stolen diamonds hidden by the gang leader. A barrister becomes a central figure as femme fatale Wanda uses him to locate the loot.
A Fish Called Wanda premiered in New York City on July 7, 1988, and in Los Angeles on July 13, 1988, and was released theatrically on July 15, 1988, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to critical and commercial success, grossing over $188 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 1988. The film received three nominations at the 61st Academy Awards: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and, with Kline winning, Best Supporting Actor. The British Film Institute ranked A Fish Called Wanda the 39th-greatest British film of the 20th century.
The current list of all the (known) Azteca references are located here.
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The Tonatiuh image is borrowed from Wikipedia and it is in the public domain.
A Fish Called Wanda movie poster is borrowed from the the Imp Awards and is copyright MGM/UA
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