Aztec priests

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf religious occupation
gptkbp:advisorTo Aztec rulers
gptkbp:believed_in afterlife
cyclical time
multiple gods
gptkbp:fasted before ceremonies
gptkbp:heldBy high social status
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aztec priests
gptkbp:interpretedBy omens
gptkbp:livedFor in temple precincts
gptkbp:maintainedBy temples
gptkbp:organizedBy festivals
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Aztec_civilization
gptkbp:performedAt ceremonial duties
ritual sacrifices
gptkbp:presided_over bloodletting rituals
animal sacrifices
human sacrifices
gptkbp:recordedAt codices
gptkbp:shaved hair in specific patterns
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Nahuatl
gptkbp:teaches gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:theology
gptkb:Aztec_calendar
gptkbp:trainer novices
gptkbp:usedFor obsidian knives
gptkbp:were_depicted_in gptkb:Aztec_codices
gptkbp:were_exempt_from manual labor
gptkbp:were_feared_for spiritual power
gptkbp:were_led_by gptkb:high_priest_(Quetzalcoatl_Totec_Tlamacazqui)
gptkbp:were_organized_into priestly hierarchies
gptkbp:were_respected_by gptkb:Aztec_society
gptkbp:were_responsible_for calendar calculations
educating youth
keeping sacred fires burning
maintaining religious purity
gptkbp:were_sometimes female (priestesses)
gptkbp:wornBy distinctive robes
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Huitzilopochtli
gptkb:Quetzalcoatl
gptkb:Tlaloc
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aztec_shamanism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5