Xipe-Totec
deity earth Aztec single tradition · 7
Xipe-Totec is one of the four so-called Tezcatlipocas in Aztec mythology, associated with the color red. He is grouped with Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl, and Huitzilopoctli as related deities distinguished by their respective colors.
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When
- First attested
- 800 CE
- Attested period
- 800 – 1481
- Historical notes
- Representations appeared at Xollalpan and Texcoco during the post-Classic Toltec phase (9th–12th century ad).
Relationships
- sibling of
- Tezcatlipōca, Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopoctli, Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipōca, Quetzalcoatl
- co occurs with
- Camaxtle, Xiuhtecuhtli, Itztli, Dumuzid, Caloian, Dodola, Yarilo, Gherman, Centzonuitznaua, Coyolxauhqui, Ometecuhtli, Omecihuatl, Chīmalmā, Ce Acatl Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl, Yayauhqui Tezcatlipoca, Iztac-Mixcoatl, Ilancueye, Coatlicue, Tezcatlipōca, Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, Xolotl, Chimalman, Mixcoatl, Quetzalpetlatl, Cipactli, Feathered Serpent, Attis, Morena, Baldr, Adonis, Cihuacoatl, Xochiquetzal
- consort of
- Xilonen-Chicomecoatl
- has aspect
- Itztapaltotec
- child of
- Ōmeteōtl, Tōnacātēcuhtli, Tōnacācihuātl, Ometecuhtli, Omecihuatl
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“to differentiate him from the other three so-called Tezcatlipocas (Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopoctli, and Xipe-Totec) and their respective colors (white, blue, and red)”
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“Red Tezcatlipoca is Xipe-Totec or Camaxtle, and his representations first appeared at Xollalpan, near Teotihuacan, and at Texcoco, in connection with the Mazapan culture—that is, during the post-Classic Toltec phase (9th–12th century ad).”
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