Piltzintecuhtli
Piltzintecuhtli is the
Youthful Lord, a solar deity.
According to some, he is the planet Mercury.
Mercury is the sun's little brother, the planet that is visible just before sunrise or just after sunset.
Piltzintecuhtli is the son of
Oxomoco
and
Cipactonal
, the first man and the first woman.
His wife is
Tlazolteotl
.
He is the father of
Centeotl the maize god
.
Piltzintecuhtli is third Lord of the Night.