Pitao Copijcha

Zapotec god of the sun and war, emblematized by the macaw.

Domains

• sun
• war
• rulership

Powers

• Crosses the sky as the daytime sun
• Grants victory to warriors in battle

Epithets

• Pitao Copijcha

Relations

• interpretatio: Tonatiuh

Sources

• Córdova (1578); Zapotec ritual song