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*Itzli means "obsidian" in the Aztec language. | *Itzli means "obsidian" in the Aztec language. | ||
*In [[wikipedia:Aztec_mythology|Aztec mythology]], '''Itzli''' (or '''Itztli''') was a god of stone, particularly in the shape of a [[wikipedia:Human_sacrifice#Pre-Columbian_Americas|sacrificial knife]]. He served [[wikipedia:Tezcatlipoca|Tezcatlipoca]] as the god of the Second Hour of the Night. He is associated with [[wikipedia:Chalchiuhtlicue|Chalchiuhtlicue]] and [[wikipedia:Tlazolteotl|Tlazolteotl]]. Itzli was therefore the god of (human) sacrifice and stone knives. | *In [[wikipedia:Aztec_mythology|Aztec mythology]], '''Itzli''' (or '''Itztli''') was a god of stone, particularly in the shape of a [[wikipedia:Human_sacrifice#Pre-Columbian_Americas|sacrificial knife]]. He served [[wikipedia:Tezcatlipoca|Tezcatlipoca]] as the god of the Second Hour of the Night. He is associated with [[wikipedia:Chalchiuhtlicue|Chalchiuhtlicue]] and [[wikipedia:Tlazolteotl|Tlazolteotl]]. Itzli was therefore the god of (human) sacrifice and stone knives. | ||
**Aztec sacrificial knives were not grim instruments of torture as you might imagine. In fact they were adorned with (cute) little faces with wide staring eyes. | |||
==Speculation== | ==Speculation== | ||
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Itzli is a new witch that appears in Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable. She is the Witch of Oblivion, and has no minions.
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| 忘却の魔女。その性質は復讐。元は銀河の先よりやって来た魔法少女だったといわれる魔女。この宇宙から全ての魔法少女たちを忘れ去るために今、姿を現す。 | The witch of oblivion, with a vengeful nature. A witch who is said to have originally been a magical girl who came from the end of the galaxy. She has shown herself now in order to forget about all the magical girls from this universe. |
Trivia
- Itzli means "obsidian" in the Aztec language.
- In Aztec mythology, Itzli (or Itztli) was a god of stone, particularly in the shape of a sacrificial knife. He served Tezcatlipoca as the god of the Second Hour of the Night. He is associated with Chalchiuhtlicue and Tlazolteotl. Itzli was therefore the god of (human) sacrifice and stone knives.
- Aztec sacrificial knives were not grim instruments of torture as you might imagine. In fact they were adorned with (cute) little faces with wide staring eyes.
