Metzi Burning Water – Mētztli goddess of the moon, the night, and farmers.
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Zaylin Reedwalker has been placed in a cage by the Shadow Queen. Metzi Burning Water has the keys. You must defeat Metzi Buring Water in order to free Zaylin Reedwalker.
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Metzi Burning Water
Monstrology Tome Description: If you could burn water, you’d put it in your name.
The Aztecs believed that they were living in a universe dominated by generations of sun gods, the current one, known as Tonatiuh, was the fifth. The first three previous suns perished by wind storms, jaguars and fiery rain. The fourth was wiped out by a flood when people turned into fish and spread through the ocean. After the fourth sun perished, the Aztecs believed that the gods assembled to decide which god was to become the next sun. They built a bonfire to sacrifice the next volunteer. Two gods – Nanahuatzin and Tēcciztēcatl – vied for the honor. Nanahuatzin, a poor god, was chosen because he could be spared. Proud Tecciztecatl insisted on the honor, but at the last moment hesitated. Nanahuatzin showed more courage and jumped into the fire. Tecciztecatl gained his courage and followed Nanahuatzin, thus forming two suns in the sky The Moon and Sun were equally bright. Fearing the earth would burn under the light of two luminaries, one of the gods threw a rabbit at Tecciztecatl, and once struck he darkened to become Metztli (also rendered Meztli, Metzi), today’s Moon. Henceforth it is possible to distinguish a figure of a rabbit on the Moon’s surface. During a full moon, the “Rabbit in the Moon” becomes readily visible.
The Moon rabbit or Moon hare is a mythical figure in East Asian and indigenous American folklore, based on pareidolic interpretations that identify the dark markings on the near side of the Moon as a rabbit or hare. In East Asia, the rabbit is seen as pounding with a mortar and pestle.
The current list of all the (known) Azteca references are located here.
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