Xolotl
Sign in to saveIn Aztec mythology, Xolotl () was a god of fire and lightning. He was commonly depicted as a dog-headed man and was a psychopomp. He was also god of twins, monsters, death, misfortune, sickness, and deformities. Xolotl is the canine brother and twin of Quetzalcōātl, the pair being sons of the virgin Chīmalmā. He is the dark personification of Venus as the Evening Star, and was associated with heavenly fire. The axolotl is named after him.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Aztec
- Deity.name
- Xolotl
- Deity.image
- Xolotl from Codex Borgia.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Xolotl as depicted in the Codex Borgia
- Deity.god_of
- God of twilight, fire, lightning, and twins, lord of monsters, misfortune, death, sickness, and deformities
- Deity.other_names
- Evil twin, Xoloitzcuintle, Xoloitzcuintli, Xolo
- Deity.abode
- Mictlān (the Underworld)
- Deity.symbol
- xoloitzcuintle
- Deity.planet
- Venus (Evening Star) Mercury (Codex Borgia)
- Deity.parents
- Mixcoatl and Chimalma (Codex Chimalpopoca)
- Deity.siblings
- Quetzalcoatl (Codex Chimalpopoca)
- Deity.consort
- None
- Deity.children
- None
- Deity.gender
- Male
- Deity.region
- Mesoamerica
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Nahuas
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- Xolotl.jpg
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8 sectionsContents
- Myths and functions
- Origin
- Ollin and Xolotl
- Nanahuatzin and Xolotl
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
In Aztec mythology, Xolotl () was a god of fire and lightning. He was commonly depicted as a dog-headed man and was a psychopomp. He was also god of twins, monsters, death, misfortune, sickness, and deformities. Xolotl is the canine brother and twin of Quetzalcōātl, the pair being sons of the virgin Chīmalmā. He is the dark personification of Venus as the Evening Star, and was associated with heavenly fire. The axolotl is named after him.
== Myths and functions == thumb|left|Xolotl statue displayed at the National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico)|National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City. thumb| Codex Borbonicus (p. 16) Xolotl is depicted as a companion of the Setting Sun. He is pictured with a knife in his mouth, a symbol of death.