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| − | + | A classical Mesoamerican Aztec god, also known as Mixcoatl- | |
| − | + | Camaxtli (the Cloud Serpent), Camaxtli is the god of war. He | |
| − | + | is also a deity of hunting and fire who received human | |
| − | + | sacrifice of captured prisoners. According to tradition, the | |
| − | + | sun god Tezcatlipoca transformed himself into Mixcoatl-Camaxtli | |
| + | to make fire by twirling the sacred fire sticks. | ||
| + | |[ Encyclopedia of Gods, by Michael Jordan ] | ||
| + | }} | ||
[[Category:Gods]] | [[Category:Gods]] | ||
Revision as of 20:39, 4 May 2010
Camaxtli is the neutral god of the archeologist pantheon.
Encyclopedia entry
A classical Mesoamerican Aztec god, also known as Mixcoatl-
Camaxtli (the Cloud Serpent), Camaxtli is the god of war. He
is also a deity of hunting and fire who received human
sacrifice of captured prisoners. According to tradition, the
sun god Tezcatlipoca transformed himself into Mixcoatl-Camaxtli
to make fire by twirling the sacred fire sticks.
[ Encyclopedia of Gods, by Michael Jordan ]
