Dzahui
deity sky Mixtec single tradition · 1
In Mixtec mythology, Dzahui is the god of rain, for whom child sacrifices were performed on hilltops during times of drought, disease, and harvest. In Mixtec codices, Dzahui exhibits the blue or green rain goggle mask also seen on the central Mexican deity Tlaloc.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Tlaloc
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In Mixtec mythology, Dzahui (also spelled Dzavui) is the god of rain, for whom child sacrifices were performed on hilltops during times of drought, disease, and harvest. In Mixtec codices, Dzahui exhibits the blue or green rain goggle mask also seen on the central Mexican deity Tlaloc.”
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