Nezahualcoyotl · Philosophy

Tloque Nahuaque: The Lord of the Near and the Close

The Texcocan tradition&rsquo;s reach toward a single, invisible, unknowable Giver of Life - <em>Tloque Nahuaque</em>, &lsquo;the Lord of the Near and the Close&rsquo; - and the temple to &lsquo;the unknown god&rsquo; reported by the colonial chronicler Ixtlilxochitl, read with the caution such a source demands.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that the Nezahualcoyotl tradition reaches toward Tloque Nahuaque / Ipalnemohuani - the &lsquo;Lord of the Near and the Close,&rsquo; the &lsquo;Giver of Life&rsquo; - an unknowable divine addressed as invisible and self-creating; and that his descendant Ixtlilxochitl reported a temple to &lsquo;the unknown…

Leads to Xenophanes.

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