Huēhuecoyōtl
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In Aztec mythology, Huēhuehcoyōtl ([weːweʔˈkojoːt͡ɬ]) (from huēhueh [ˈweːweʔ] "very old" (literally, "old old") and coyōtl [ˈkojoːt͡ɬ] "coyote" in Nahuatl) is the auspicious Pre-Columbian god of music, dance, mischief, and song. He is the patron of uninhibited sexuality and rules over the day sign in the Aztec calendar named cuetzpallin (lizard) and the fourth trecena Xochitl ("flower" in Nahuatl).[2][3]
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Huehuecoyotl | |
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God of the arts, lord of music and ceremonial dance, guide of adulthood and adolescence | |
Member of the Nauhtzonteteo | |
Other names | Ueuecoyotl |
Abode | Tlalticpac |
Gender | Male |
Region | Mesoamerica |
Ethnic group | Aztec (Nahoa) |
Personal information | |
Parents | Omecihuatl (Emerged by Tecpatl) |
Siblings | the Nauhtzonteteo (1,600 gods) |
Consort | None |
Children | None |
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