Ai Apaec

Ai Apaec is a Peruvian deity from the North Coast in Mohican culture. He has massive fangs, a feline mouth, a jaguar-like headdress, and serpent earrings. He was called “The Decapitator” and was depicted on the pyramid of the moon. The spider-like tentacles in his depictions supposedly drained blood from victims. He was often depicted under the throne of the sky god and usually placed on a high mountain and he was thought to have a home on Cerro Blanco. He was seen as a founding deity and possibly the son of a mountain god. During times of drought or flood, he would oversee sacrifices and ask the gods to control the water. His efforts failed and the Moche people were ultimately wiped out by flooding. 

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