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Xing Tian

Xing Tian was a Chinese Giant. His name means “one punished by heaven” or “punished one.” He was decapitated in a battle by Huang Di. He continued to fight with his nipples becoming eyes and his navel becoming a mouth. His head was buried in the Changyang mountains.

Citations:

Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.

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.

Xtabay

The Xyabay is a form of Nature Spirit from Mayan myth. They resemble beautiful women with bright red skin. They live in caves and forests and were often consorts to minor deities. They were known to sing to men offering to bear a child. If he accepted, he would need to light incense and pray to Kanank’ax. This prayer would ensure seeing more Xtabay, and failing to do so would guarantee the opposite. The location where the human and Xtabay conceived would become barren and have a boulder there.

Citations:

Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.

Xwixwiyá:ye

The Xwixwiyá:ye is a water dwelling creature from the stories of the Pilalt Native Americans. They are described as black in color, shaped like a crab larger than a human hand, and with large pincers. They live in fairly shallow water and resemble flies in their actions, but only crawl around. They have a strong poison similar in deadliness to a rattlesnake that can kill people very quickly.

Citations:

Wells, Oliver. The Chilliwacks and Their Neighbors. Canada, Talonbooks, 1987.