Painal
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InAztec religion,Painal(also spelledPaynalorPainalton,"Little Painal"; also spelledPaynalton;Classical Nahuatl:Payīnal[paˈjiːnaɬ],Payīnaltōn,Payīnaltzin) was sometimes interpreted by Spanish colonists as a god (teotl) who served as a representative ofHuitzilopochtli.[1][2]Other scholars have noted that Paynala may have been a toponym, confused for a person.[2]
Bernardo de Sahagún'sGeneral History of the Things of New Spain,commonly called theFlorentine Codex,briefly describes Painal thus:
Paynal was "the delegate," "the substitute," "the deputy," because he represented Uitzilopchtli. When there was a procession he was given the name Paynal, because they pressed him on quickly; he was made to hasten.
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- ^Roith, Christian (2018). "Representations of hands in the Florentine Codex by Bernardino de Sahagún (ca 1499–1590)".Paedagogica Historica.54(1–2): 114–133.doi:10.1080/00309230.2017.1360918.S2CID148929704.
- ^abMiller, Mary E. (2005). "Rethinking Jaina: Goddesses, Skirts, and the Jolly Roger".Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University.64:67.JSTOR3774835.
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