Tezcatlipoca Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 8/10/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Hidden near a symbol of death and sacrifice.

Cache is a film cannister; please bring your own pen!

In Aztec mythology, Tezcatlipoca or "smoking mirror" was the god of the night, the north, temptation, sorcery, beauty and war. When depicted he was usually drawn with a black stripe painted across his face, and is usually shown with his right foot replaced with a mirror made of obsidian or haematite. He owned a mirror that gave off smoke, killing his enemies; he saw everything and he punished wrong doers with illness and poverty, and rewarded good people with wealth and fame. Worship of Tezcatlipoca involved human sacrifices. One of the Aztec accounts of creation, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca joined forces to create the world. Before their act there was only the sea and the monstress of earth, Cipactli. To attract her, Tezcatlipoca used his foot as bait, and Cipactli ate it. The two gods then captured her, and distorted her to make the land from her body. After that, they created the people, and people had to offer sacrifices to comfort Cipactli for her sufferings. Because of this, Tezcatlipoca is depicted with a missing foot, and the bone of his leg exposed.

The "Numereous Numens" series of geocaches was inspired by the various gods and goddesses of different cultures. We chose a certain few from various ancient and not so ancient religions. However many of the caches have disappeared, so this is a regular cache now.

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