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| − | [[Image:XipeTotec.jpg|left]]'''Xipe Totec''' was the [[Aztec]] [[god]] of [[spring]], of new [[plant|vegetation]] and [[sacrifice]]; also the [[patron]] god of [[goldsmith]]s. The statues of ''Xipe Totec'' show him wearing a freshly flayed skin; | + | [[Image:XipeTotec.jpg|left]]'''Xipe Totec''' was the [[Aztec]] [[god]] of [[spring]], of new [[plant|vegetation]] and [[sacrifice]]; also the [[patron]] god of [[goldsmith]]s. The statues of ''Xipe Totec'' show him wearing a freshly flayed skin; this god wears the skin of human victim as a symbol of the new vegetation. The name means literally "Our Lord who is Flayed". |
In his honor, each year in the beginning of spring, human [[prisoner]]s were sacrificed to him. | In his honor, each year in the beginning of spring, human [[prisoner]]s were sacrificed to him. | ||
[[Priest]]s killed victims by [[arrow]]s, removed their [[heart]]s and flayed the bodies; sometimes the victims were alive when they were flayed. | [[Priest]]s killed victims by [[arrow]]s, removed their [[heart]]s and flayed the bodies; sometimes the victims were alive when they were flayed. | ||
| − | Aztecs adopted ''Xipe Totec'' during the reign of their Emperor [[Axayacatl]] ( | + | Aztecs adopted ''Xipe Totec'' during the reign of their Emperor [[Axayacatl]] (1469–81). [[Teotihuacán]], [[Zapotec]], [[Huaxtec]] and [[Totonac]] also had this god for hundreds of years. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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*[[Polytheism]] | *[[Polytheism]] | ||
*[[Mythology]] | *[[Mythology]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.pantheon.org/articles/x/xipe_totec.html Xipe Totec by Micha F. Lindemans] Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online. | *[http://www.pantheon.org/articles/x/xipe_totec.html Xipe Totec by Micha F. Lindemans] Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online. | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9077691/Xipe-Totec Xipe-Totec] Encyclopædia Britannica on line. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:40, September 26, 2018
In his honor, each year in the beginning of spring, human prisoners were sacrificed to him. Priests killed victims by arrows, removed their hearts and flayed the bodies; sometimes the victims were alive when they were flayed.
Aztecs adopted Xipe Totec during the reign of their Emperor Axayacatl (1469–81). Teotihuacán, Zapotec, Huaxtec and Totonac also had this god for hundreds of years.
See also
External links
- Xipe Totec by Micha F. Lindemans Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.
- Xipe-Totec Encyclopædia Britannica on line.
