Xipe Totec

Aztec/Mexica · deity · cosmogonic · deity

Flayed life-death-rebirth god of spring renewal, agriculture and goldsmiths; honored at Tlacaxipehualiztli.

Parentage

Ometeotl

Domains

agricultural renewal
spring and vegetation
goldsmithing
maize and seeds

Powers

Renew vegetation by shedding the flayed skin
Patronize goldsmiths and the working of precious metal
Preside over gladiatorial (striping) sacrifice

Epithets

Yohuallāhuan

Relations

sibling: Quetzalcoatl
sibling: Tezcatlipoca
sibling: Huitzilopochtli

Sources

Sahagún, Florentine Codex, Books I, II, IX

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