Aztec
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Xipe-Topec
Xipe-Totec is an Aztec deity known as the “flayed one.” He personifies spring as well as life and death. He is symbolized wearing freshly flayed human skin. He would be honored by taking out the hearts of sacrifices, flaying them, and dying them yellow to wear. Other sacrifices would be rained on by sacred arrows. Xipe-Totec is considered one of the gentler gods. Citations: Maberry, Jonathan. Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us, and Hunger for Us. United States, Kensington Publishing Corporation, 2006.
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Ahuizotl
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Ahuizotl
The Ahuizotl is a creature from Aztec myth. The name means “water dog” or “water possum.” It is the size of a dog, has slippery black skin, a human hand at the end of its tail, small pointed ears, and a monkey face. It stays just under the water and waves its hand to lure people close to the water. It grabs those who get too close with its hand tail and drowns them. It then eats the eyes, teeth, and nails of its victims. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
