Tianquiztli
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Tianquiztli is Pleiades.
Etymology and History
The group of stars that we know as Pleiades symbolized for the Mexicas Tianquiztli, which means market, perhaps because of the crowd that gathers on them, they're generally represented by one or two people inside a circle with goods. Currently, in Mexico the informal market or street markets are called Tianguis.[1][2][3]
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
Weblinks
- Prehispánicas
- Mythology
- Códice París
- REAL CÉDULA PROHIBIENDO LA HISTORIA GENERAL DE LAS COSAS DE NUEVA ESPAÑA DE FRAY BERNARDINO DE SAHAGÚN
Reference
- ↑ 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
- ↑ LOS CÓDICES DE MÉXICO pdf
- ↑ Códices coloniales de México
