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  2. Xolotl - Wikipedia

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    None. In Aztec mythology, Xolotl (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈʃolot͡ɬ] ⓘ) was a god of fire and lightning. He was commonly depicted as a dog-headed man and was a soul-guide for the dead. [2] He was also god of twins, monsters, death, misfortune, sickness, and deformities.

  3. Dogs in Mesoamerican folklore and myth - Wikipedia

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    Dogs have occupied a powerful place in Mesoamerican folklore and myth since at least the Classic Period right through to modern times. [1] A common belief across the Mesoamerican region is that a dog carries the newly deceased across a body of water in the afterlife. Dogs appear in underworld scenes painted on Maya pottery dating to the Classic ...

  4. Xoloitzcuintle - Wikipedia

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    Dog (domestic dog) The Xoloitzcuintle (or Xoloitzquintle, Xoloitzcuintli, or Xolo) is one of several breeds of hairless dog. It is found in standard, intermediate, and miniature sizes. The Xolo also comes in a coated variety, totally covered in fur. Coated and hairless can be born in the same litter as a result of the same combination of genes.

  5. Aztec mythology - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. [ 1 ] The Aztecs were Nahuatl -speaking groups living in central Mexico and much of their mythology is similar to that of other Mesoamerican cultures. According to legend, the various groups who became the Aztecs arrived from the North into the ...

  6. Dogs in Mesoamerica - Wikipedia

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    In the Central Mexican area, there were three breeds: the medium-sized furred dog (itzcuintli), the medium-sized hairless dog (xoloitzcuintli), and the short-legged, (tlalchichi) based in Colima and now extinct. Apart from other, more obvious functions, dogs were also used for food (10% of all consumed meat in Teotihuacan) and ritual sacrifice.

  7. Maya and the Three - Wikipedia

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    Release. October 22, 2021. (2021-10-22) [3] Maya and the Three (Spanish title: Maya y los tres) is an animated fantasy television miniseries created by Jorge R. Gutiérrez and produced by Tangent Animation. The nine-episode series premiered on Netflix in October, 2021.

  8. Mictēcacihuātl - Wikipedia

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    Mictēcacihuātl. Mictēcacihuātl as depicted in the Codex Borgia. Mictēcacihuātl (Nahuatl pronunciation: [mik.teː.kaˈsi.waːt͡ɬ], meaning "Lady of the Dead"), in Aztec mythology, is a death deity and consort of Mictlāntēcutli, god of the dead and ruler of Mictlān, the lowest level of the underworld. [1]

  9. Huītzilōpōchtli - Wikipedia

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    Malinalxochitl (Codex Azcatitlan) [ 1 ] Children. None. Huitzilopochtli (Classical Nahuatl: Huītzilōpōchtli, IPA: [wiːt͡siloːˈpoːt͡ʃt͡ɬi] ⓘ) is the solar and war deity of sacrifice in Aztec religion. [ 3 ] He was also the patron god of the Aztecs and their capital city, Tenochtitlan.