Ipalnemoan

A sun god in Aztec religion. "'He Through Whom One Lives,' or that which, or by means of which, people live; Giver of Life; a deity that is part of the Ometeotl Complex, primordial parents of deities and humans, creation; also came to be used to refer to the Christian god." [Ipalnemohuani, Nahuatl Dictionary, ret. 07/29/2024; also ipalnemohuani, Wiktionary]

In an effort to distract the murderous Arthur Feldon, the Electric Executioner narrator chanted to some Aztec deities, including "Ipalnemoan, By Whom We Live!" [HPL Electric (online text)]

I haven't been able to locate any images of Ipalnemohuani per se. The image at right is page 56 of the Codex Borgia, and depicts a combination of Mictlantecuhtli and Quetzalcoatl. A blogger named Pablo identifies this combination as a symbol for a deity variously known as Ipalnemohuani, Yohualli Ehécatl, Tloque Nahuaque, Moyocoyatzin, Tezcatlipoca, etc. These names describe "a divine being who is, in a few words: invisible, impalpable, omnipresent, omnipotent, unattainable, mysterious, beautiful, precious, and luminous." [Ipalnemohuani : Escritura Mesoamericana, by Pablo, panchobecraft.blogspot.com, ret. 05/03/2025] Keep in mind that Aztec deities had multiple forms and aspects, as well as the ability to assume each other's forms.

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