ALLUSIONS TO THE OCTLI-GODS IN GENERAL
Sahagun, speaking of the octli-gods,[2] says that Tezcatzoncatl[3] was the parent or brother of the rest, who were called Yiauhtecatl, Izquitecatl, Acolua, Tlilhua, Patecatli, Toltecatl, Papaztac, Tlaltecayoua, Ome tochtli, Tepuztecatl, Chimapaleuecatl, and Cohuatzincatl.
One of the hymns in Sahagun’s collection alludes as follows to the octli-gods:
In Colhuacan in fear
Fear has his home.
The God in the Palace, Tezcatzonco,
He was dealt with, therefore he wept (the fire wept?).
Not so, not so (shall it be) (saith he)
The God was dealt with, therefore he wept.
The God in the Palace Axalaco,