In Aztec mythology, Huehuecoyotl is the auspicious pre-Columbian god of music, dance, mischief and song. He is patron of uninhibited sexuality, with partners described as female or male of any species, and he rules over the day sign Cuetzpallin, or lizard, and the fourth trecena, Xochitl, in the Aztec calendar. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Attestation
Era of Attestation Veneration TodayHistorically attested; no continuous cult 4 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Function
Domain / Function Connections
Patron Of
Source Cycles of Time and Meaning in the Mexican Books of FateElizabeth Hill Boone
Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
2. Huehuecoyotl, Structured Record (Wikidata Q)
3. Religions of Mesoamerica, 2nd edition
David Carrasco, Waveland Press, 2013Huehuecoyotl, Aztec-era iconography
4. An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya
Mary Miller and Karl Taube, Thames and Hudson
Wikipedia, "Huehuecoyotl"
Cycles of Time and Meaning in the Mexican Books of Fate
Elizabeth Hill Boone, University of Texas Press, 2007Patron Of: Lizard (Cuetzpalin)Quote, Patron Of: Lizard (Cuetzpalin)
Patron of the day Cuetzpalin in the tonalamatl day-sign series.
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