Mixcoatl

Aztec/Mexica · deity · cosmogonic · deity

Cloud Serpent. Hunt-deity, identified with the Milky Way. Father of Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl by the mortal Chimalman.

Children

Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl

Powers

unerring aim atlatl
storm call
Strike the first fire from flint and whirl the stars
Drills the first fire
Hurls darts with the spear-thrower

Epithets

Camaxtli

Relations

lover: Chimalman

Sources

Sahagún, Florentine Codex Bk. III
Anales de Cuauhtitlán

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