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Aka : CAMAXTLI, IZTACMIXCOATL

God of : Hunting and War | Tonalli : n/a | Trecena : n/a

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Aztec God of hunting and war. But how can you take a war God seriously when he's carrying a basket?

In true Aztec fashion, Gods becoming other gods, impersonating other gods and sleeping with other gods, Mixcoatl should be called Mix-and-match-coatl. Godly Confusion follows. Ready?

When the fancy takes him he pops up as Red Tezcatlipoca who created a miracle of engineering known as the Cosmic Firedrill. This involved the spinning of heaven on its axis, and brought the very first fire to earth, a stroke of engineering genius that has never been repeated.

Rumours abound that he fathered Quetzalcoatl by Xochiquetzal but maybe just the wind aspect Ehecatl, and besides, Tonacatecuhtli and Ometecuhtli are often heard shouting 'i'm the daddy!' which could mean they're claiming responsibility, or possibly just boasting.

He definately sired the four hundred Centzon Huitznahua by Coatlicue, but not Huitzilopochtli, a ball of feathers is responsible for that one, with Ometecuhtli spotted plucking a Quetzal bird just before Coatlicue set off for temple cleaning duties. You see how confusing myth can be?