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Either butterfly wings or a shell representing this location adorn the back of a son of Tlaloc ("TLAH-lohk") and Chalchiuhtlicue ("chal-CHEWT-lee-kway") in many depictions. An animal thrown (20[1])to this location (20[1])either (20[1])hits Meztli or, (20[2])due to his cowardice, Tecciztecatl (20[1])("teh-KEEZ-teh-COTT-ul"), who (0[1])may embody a figure (20[1])in this location. (0[1])According to (0[1])another story, (0[1])this location was created (0[1])when (0[1])Coyolxauhqui (20[1])("coh-YOHL-shau-kee") was (20[1])(*) decapitated (10[2])and (10[2])had (10[1])her head thrown away by Huitzilopochtli (10[2]0[2])("weet-see-loh-poach-tlee"). Quetzalcoatl (0[1])("KET-sull-koh-AH-tull") imprints a (0[2])rabbit's image (0[1])on this location (10[1])in one (10[1]0[1])story due to the (10[1])animal's willingness to serve as food for the god. For 10 points, the Aztecs tracked the phases of what (10[2])celestial (10[1])object? (10[2])■END■ (10[8]0[2])

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