Xiuhnel
deity sky single tradition · 1
Xiuhnel is a cloud serpent who transformed himself into a man to disguise himself. He drank blood offered by Itzpapalotl and then lay down with her, after which she devoured him, tearing open his breast.
When
- First attested
- 1558 CE
- Attested period
- 1558 – 1558
- Historical notes
- Documented in the Manuscript of 1558.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Ītzpāpālōtl
- sibling of
- Mimich
- co occurs with
- Chimalman
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Itzpapalotl approached the two "cloud serpents named Xiuhnel [ˈʃiwnel] and Mimich [ˈmimit͡ʃ]", who transformed themselves into men (so as to disguise themselves when all the others of the Centzonmimixcoa had been slain in the ambush?). To Xiuhnel, Itzpapalotl said "'Drink, Xiuhnel.'”
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