Chalchiuhtotolin

Chalchiuhtotolin

In Aztec mythology, Chalchiuhtotolin was a god of disease and plague. Chalchihuihtotolin, the Jewelled Fowl, Tezcatlipoca's nahual. Chalchihuihtotolin is a symbol of powerful sorcery. Tezcatlipoca can tempt humans into self-destruction, but when he takes the form of a turkey he can also cleanse them of contamination, absolve them of guilt, and overcome their fate. In the tonalpohualli, Chalchihuihtotolin rules over day Tecpatl and over trecena 1-Atl (Water). The preceding thirteen days are ruled over by Xolotl.

Pantheon: Aztec Culture: Nahua / Aztec Civilization: Aztec Empire Period: 1300 CE – 1521 CE

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