tepozteco

Of or pertaining to Tepoztlán.

A person from Tepoztlán.

The varying characteristics of the barrios are recognized by the Tepoztecos themselves, and at least the more reflective of them can express the differences they feel.

A mountain near Tepoztlán.

The Sunday field trip included climbing the Tepozteco, a steep volcanic cliff overlooking the village of Tepoztlán.

A temple on Tepozteco Mountain.

Built on the very tip of a finger of rock pointing to the sky, a thousand feet above the level of the plaza of the Aztec village of Tepoztlan, Morelos, below, stands El Tepozteco, the ancient temple of Ometochtli, Aztec lord of pulque and deity of drunkenness.

In an earlier paper, Aveni (1975) reported that, on the basis of measurements made with a surveyor’s transit, three Central Mexican sites (Tepozteco, Tenayuca, and Tula) possess nearly the same orientation as Teotihuacan (15° 25′ E of N).

A deity or legendary king who is venerated on Tepozteco mountain.

Today is Altepe-ilhuitl (“fiesta of the pueblo”), commemorative of El Tepozteco, the legendary king of the Tepoztecos in the days before the Conquest.

The village belief that El Tepozteco is the son of Mary is no longer held and is regarded as backward and superstitious in the city.