Citlaltlachtli

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Citlaltlachtli is the ball game of the stars.

Etymology and History

The constellation of Gemini was called Citlaltlachtli, which means the ball game of the stars. This game was endowed with a ritual significance and used a natural rubber ball. It is said that the movement of the ball within the playing field refers to the movement of the sun and moon.[1][2][3]

Mythology

IAU Working Group on Star Names

Reference

  1. ↑ Herbert J. Spinden (1916). The Question of the Zodiac in America. New Series, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1916), pp. 53-80. doi: https://www.jstor.org/stable/660290
  2. ↑ LOS CÓDICES DE MÉXICO pdf
  3. ↑ Códices coloniales de México
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