Quetzalcóatl vs. Tezcatlipoca


Source: Esther Pasztory, Aztec Art. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1983, p. 185.
Notes: This Aztec drawing is in the Codex Borbonicus, copies of which are housed in Mexico City and Paris. On the left is Quetzalcóatl in his characterization as "Feathered serpent". On the right is Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcóatl's nemesis and god of death in his aspect as "Smoking Mirror".


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