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{{short description|Aztec jaguar god}}
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{{infobox deity
|deity_of=the Eighth Hour of the Night
|name=Tepēyōllōtl
|type=Aztec
|image=Tepeyóllotl 1.jpg
|caption =Tepeyollotl, Codex Borgia.
|gender=male
}}

[[Image:Tepeyollotl.jpg|thumb|right|Tepeyollotl in the [[Codex Telleriano-Remensis]].]]
In [[Aztec mythology]], '''Tepēyōllōtl''' ({{IPA|nah|ˈtepeːˈjoːlːoːt͡ɬ}}; "heart of the mountains"; also '''Tepeyollotli''') was the god of darkened [[cave]]s, [[earthquake]]s, [[echo (phenomenon)|echoes]] and [[jaguar]]s. He is the god of the Eighth Hour of the Night, and is depicted as a jaguar leaping towards the Sun. In the calendar, Tepeyollotl rules over both the third day, Calli (house), and the third trecena, 1-Mazatl (deer).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azteccalendar.com/god/Tepeyollotl.html|title=Tepeyollotl, the Heart of the Mountain|website=www.azteccalendar.com}}</ref>
[[File:Standing_jaguar.jpg#/media|link=File:Standing_jaguar.jpg|left|thumb|Tepeyollotl was depicted as a [[jaguar]], which was a sacred animal to him.]]
The word is derived as a compound of the [[Nahuatl]] words ''{{Lang|nci|tepētl}}'' ("mountain"), and ''{{Lang|nci|yōllōtl}}'' ("heart" or "interior"). Tepeyollotl is usually depicted as cross-eyed holding the typical white staff with green feathers. Sometimes [[Tezcatlipoca]] wore Tepeyollotl for an animal skin or disguise to trick other gods into not knowing who he was.

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