Today we want to share with you the legend of the black Tezcatlipoca, which was an Aztec god. Also, we have a great video for you which tells the story. 

He was one of the most powerful Aztec gods, and was able to turn invisible. It is said that the god Ome had 4 children:  Black Tezcatlipoca, Red Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcóatl and Huitzilopochtli. They gave Black Tezcatlipoca his name because he was dark like the night and they gave him a leopard cape because it was spotted like the stars in the night sky.

Like other Aztec deities, he could be both helpful and destructive. As a god of the sun, he ripened the crops but could also send a burning drought that killed the plants. The patron god of helpless folk such as orphans and slaves, he was also the patron of royalty, and he gloried in war and human sacrifice. Another of Tezcatlipoca’s roles was to punish sinners and cheats, but he himself could not be trusted.

As a trickster god, Tezcatlipoca delighted in overturning the order of things, causing conflict and confusion. Sometimes, these disruptions could also be a source of creative energy and positive change. Tezcatlipoca’s ultimate trick was one he played on his fellow god Quetzalcoatl. After introducing Quetzalcoatl to drunkenness and other vices, he used his mirror to show Quetzalcoatl how weak and degraded he had become. Quetzalcoatl fled the world in shame, leaving it to Tezcatlipoca. He did, however, promise to return at the end of a 52-year cycle.

We are sure that you'll love this video about Tezcatlipoca because its animation is fantastic. You'll see in the video how he dressed as a leopard as he fought against powerful humans and the trick played with the solar eclipse as he attempted to take power for himself.