#atotoztli

[kyaflint]

Cuetlanqui trio!

[valkyries-things]

TLATOANI ATOTOZTLI // CIHUATLAHTOANI OF TENOCHTITLAN

“She was the Cihuatlahtoani of Tenochtitlan from 1466-1472 after her father’s death for her son. It is suggested the ruled as tlatoani in her own right, despite being married.”

[neechees]

Historical Indigenous Women & Figures [3]:

Atotoztli ii: also known as “Huitzilxochtzin”, was a daughter of Emperor Moctezuma i, and wife of Emperor Tezozomoc. Sources say she ruled as regent, and may have ruled the Triple Alliance herself for as long as 30 years Muriwai: Whakatōhea can trace their history back to her, who famously said “make me stand as a man” as she took the helm to pull the Mātaatua back to safety when were no men available to do so Kenojuak Ashevak: Renowned Inuit artist, whose multiple artworks have been featured in numerous coins & stamps, as well as many art galleries and museums. She became the first Inuit to be inducted on Canada’s walk of fame, and was appointed as a Companion of the order of Canada Pretty Nose: Arapaho war Chief who participated in the Battle of Little Big Horn Zitkála-Šá: Yankton Dakota writer, editor, translator, musician, educator, and political activist. Her books brought Native American literature to mainstream culture, and she was the co-founder of the National Council of American Indians in 1926, and is noted as one of the most influencial people of the 20th Century Gatûñ'lätï: Cherokee war hero who lived during the American Revolutionary war, and upon her husband’s death, she grabbed his tomahawk, screaming “kill! kill!” and encouraged the retreating Cherokee forces to rally, gaining their victory Thanadelthur: A trilingual Guide and Interpretor for the Hudson’s Bay company, she was able to broker peace between Crees and Chipewyan peoples Red Wing: Silent Era Winnebago Actress who starred in multiple films, she and her actor/director husband James Youngdeer were dubbed as a Native American Hollywood power couple

Part 1, part 2. 

Transphobes need not reblog and are not welcome on my posts.

[msochacka]

ATOTOZTLI the Eagle Warrior

Hot  & Dangerous pin-ups created for Wargamer Games Studio. Girls are wearing uniforms of most iconic military units. They are put  together in pairs - each one from opposite enemy armies. Fighting  heroines, which  are beautiful and strong as all women. They are base  for miniature  sculptures, which are available on Kickstarter campaign.

Ⓒ WARGAMER

I declare that illustrations are made by me and all claims of other persons are baseless and illegitimate.  

[thundershore]

I don’t really play anymore but occasionally when I visit my dragons’ pages, I’ll do the bond dance. This happened enough times over the years that a certain someone is now awakened. :-D

[neechees]

Really liked your Indigenous Historical figures post, what movies did you use for your gifs? Your posts are real cool, glad I started following 👍👍

Thanks mate!! And oh boy, I used quite a lot. But not all of them are from movies, I had to improvise quite a bit! The movies are:

Dreamkeeper (Molly Brant, Buffalo Calf Road Woman, Running Eagle, Red Wing), Big Bear TV short (Fire Woman), Dances with Wolves (Pretty shield, she who walks with stars), Maïna (Shawnadithit), Frontier (Amelia Douglas), The New World (Weetamoo), Apocalypto (Yax Ahau Xoc), the Snow Walker (Alberta Schenk Addams), The Other Conquest (Atotoztli), the Deadlands (Muriwai), The revenant (Pretty Nose), Into the West (Zitkala sa), Twilight (Gatunlati), Once upon a Time (Thanadelthur)

The rest I took from youtube videos, but I'm on mobile so.

[neechees]

hello!! wouldn't atotoztli be tenochca, not aztec? or mexica, since im fairly sure that's what fourteenth century people of tenochtitlan and tlatelolco called themselves. i may be wrong though, sorry

Would she? You could be right! I just know that Tenochtitlan Mexica called themselves “Aztec” specifically, so that’s why I used it. When I looked her up, the sources also listed her as Aztec. But thank you for coming to tell me, no need to be sorry, I appreciate it! :) I’ll edit hers just in case, but also do a little more digging in the mean time!

[thundershore]

There's still one spot left at the Trading Post

I'm imagining Atotoztli and Tahirah setting up shop and asking dragons to help them do ecological research.

Tahirah, alas, would not be doodling butterflies when distracted. Well, unless the butterflies were perched on a ridgeback's nose...

[thundershore]

Atotoztli/Toztli word origin

So I got kind of curious as to what the origin of the word Atotoztli was today. I know Atotoztli was an Aztec queen (mother of the first Aztec emporer), but Nahuatl names usually mean something.

It seems Atotoztli would refer to a type of bird, but which I am not certain. A(tl) means "water", toto(tl) means "bird", and toz(tli) means a "yellow parrot".

A note on Nahuatl (Aztec language) - "tl" is a common suffix you put on a root to make a singular noun when the final letter is a vowel while "tli" is what you use when a word ends with a consonant. So atl means "water" but when used in a compound word, it's just 'a'.

I've found atototl to refer to a heron or other water bird and toztli definitely refers to a parrot, perhaps specifically the endangered yellow-headed amazon, but these days, at least, it seems to refer to any sort of parrot.

But I'm not sure if Atotoztli meant some kind of water parrot (whatever that would be) or perhaps a yellow water bird of some sort. Perhaps this has been lost to time. I can't seem to find the word still used in modern Nahuatl from the searching I've done, other than as a name.

But I am more than tickled that "Toztli" means parrot. Parrots are brightly colored, incredibly intelligent birds and that's just so perfect for her.

[thundershore]

I totally have like the best friends ever. It turns out oilslickmires has been looking for a hippojay for me and Atotoztli for weeks. OMG.

*does a hippojay dance.*

This takes place after the events in The Calling Part 1 as well as Part 2 (which we haven't written yet). I'll write a reply once we finish the main encounter and I know Atotoztli and Aquamarine's state of mind and such. Wow. Wow. Wow.

Thank you so much, Slee! Happy holidays!

[thundershore]

The Saga of Thunder Shore - CRUSH

Atotoztli gingerly attempts to pull her chess book out from under her psywurm, but it won't budge. "Zugzwang," she pleads. The little blue furry creature stretches and yawns, then turns over in his sleep, now even more firmly ensconced upon the book. Atotoztli frowns. She is a young imperial dragon, but still quite long, covered in bright red gems with a cool light blue, almost white, splotched body and delicate, red striped wings. She is stretched out among the pillows covering the floor of a gigantic library that has been carved out of the limestone. Books and scrolls line every wall and are practically overflowing from the various wooden bookcases scattered throughout the room. Covered brass lamps provide light. Across the room, another psywurm, Ko, stares in an intent silence at a finely crafted wooden Go board covered by a couple dozen black and white stones. Next to Atotoztli sits Tahirah, her arcane sprite, who now puts down the book she had been engrossed in. "I have a book you could read," offers the magenta-colored sprite with long antennae. She roots through her pile of books and hands Atotoztli one of the few without a suggestive painting on the cover. "'Reedcleft Heights'?" Atotoztli asks, as she looks over the book and settles back down onto the pillows, finally giving up on dislodging her psywurm. "Is this going to be like the last one?" she asks somewhat sceptically. "I think you'll like this one!" Tahirah says with a smile. "I guess I'll give it a try."

(Continue reading the complete story here.)

Unlike my other stories, this one occurs closer to the present. It's set sometime after Atotoztli received a letter from Xochiquetzal but before she left to visit her. Enjoy!

[neechees]

I actually got an ask about this, and I specifically used Aztec since Atotoztli was alive & Queen of the Aztec Empire, and Aztec also used to be used for Nahua specifically from and living in Tenochtitlan, so I thought it was appropriate to use this term at the time. I considered changing it to "Nahua" but I just never got the chance to go back and edit it

Historical Indigenous Women & Figures [3]:

Atotoztli ii: also known as “Huitzilxochtzin”, was a daughter of Emperor Moctezuma i, and wife of Emperor Tezozomoc. Sources say she ruled as regent, and may have ruled the Triple Alliance herself for as long as 30 years Muriwai: Whakatōhea can trace their history back to her, who famously said “make me stand as a man” as she took the helm to pull the Mātaatua back to safety when were no men available to do so Kenojuak Ashevak: Renowned Inuit artist, whose multiple artworks have been featured in numerous coins & stamps, as well as many art galleries and museums. She became the first Inuit to be inducted on Canada’s walk of fame, and was appointed as a Companion of the order of Canada Pretty Nose: Arapaho war Chief who participated in the Battle of Little Big Horn Zitkála-Šá: Yankton Dakota writer, editor, translator, musician, educator, and political activist. Her books brought Native American literature to mainstream culture, and she was the co-founder of the National Council of American Indians in 1926, and is noted as one of the most influencial people of the 20th Century Gatûñ'lätï: Cherokee war hero who lived during the American Revolutionary war, and upon her husband’s death, she grabbed his tomahawk, screaming “kill! kill!” and encouraged the retreating Cherokee forces to rally, gaining their victory Thanadelthur: A trilingual Guide and Interpretor for the Hudson’s Bay company, she was able to broker peace between Crees and Chipewyan peoples Red Wing: Silent Era Winnebago Actress who starred in multiple films, she and her actor/director husband James Youngdeer were dubbed as a Native American Hollywood power couple

Part 1, part 2. 

Transphobes need not reblog and are not welcome on my posts.