Omnipotent god of the Aztec pantheon and god of the constellation Ursa Major.
The protector of slaves, he severely punished masters who ill-treated them. He is said to have put an end to the Toltec s' golden age. Each year his worshipers selected a handsome prisoner of war who was allowed to live in princely luxury for a year before being sacrificed. Tezcatlipoca is represented in art with an obsidian mirror, in which he sees all, on his chest or in place of a foot.