Mixcoatl

After the disappearance of the Maya, the Toltecs swept into the central valley, establishing their capital at Culhuacan under the leadership of Mixcoatl.

The Post Classic Period ( 900 - 1521 ) Part 1 1997

After the disappearance of the Maya, the Toltecs swept into the central valley, establishing their capital at Culhuacan under the leadership of Mixcoatl.

The Post Classic Period ( 900 - 1521 ) Part 1 1997

In later times Mixcoatl became god of hunting and of the tornado, and his worship extended to the Otomis.

Rig Veda Americanus Sacred Songs of the Ancient Mexicans, With a Gloss in Nahuatl Various 1868

Mixcoatl, and other deities, many of them triune 122

The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

Mixcoatl as one of the leaders of the ancient Nahuas from their primitive home Chicomoztoc, the land of the Seven Caves.

Rig Veda Americanus Sacred Songs of the Ancient Mexicans, With a Gloss in Nahuatl Various 1868

Our mother is as twelve eagles, goddess of drum-beating, filling the fields of tzioac and maguey like our lord Mixcoatl.

Rig Veda Americanus Sacred Songs of the Ancient Mexicans, With a Gloss in Nahuatl Various 1868

Mixcoatl, the Cloud Serpent, or Iztac-Mixcoatl, the White or Gleaming

The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

On the altar of Mixcoatl, god of hunting, the Aztec priest tore the heart from the human victim and smeared with the spouting blood the snake that coiled its lengths around the idol; flowers and fruits, yellow ears of maize and clusters of rich bananas decked the shrine of Centeotl, beneficent patroness of agriculture, and bloodless offerings alone were her appropriate dues.

The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

Chimalman, who appears in both myths as his mother, binds the two together, and stamps them as identical, while Mixcoatl is only another name for Tezcatlipoca.

American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

The hymn appears to be in memory of the leadership of Mixcoatl in conducting the ancestors of the Nahua on their long wanderings after leaving their pristine seats.

Rig Veda Americanus Sacred Songs of the Ancient Mexicans, With a Gloss in Nahuatl Various 1868