Xipe Totec
Aztec/Mexica · deity · cosmogonic · deity
Flayed life-death-rebirth god of spring renewal, agriculture and goldsmiths; honored at Tlacaxipehualiztli.
Parentage
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