Xipe TotecAztec God"The Flayed One"

Also known as: Our Lord the Flayed One, Red Tezcatlipoca

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Titles & Epithets

The Flayed OneLord of SpringGod of Goldsmiths

Domains

springrenewalagriculturegoldsmithsseasonsdisease

Symbols

flayed human skingolden ornamentsmaizerattle staff

Description

God of spring, renewal, and the agricultural cycle. Xipe Totec represents the death and rebirth of vegetation, symbolized by priests wearing the flayed skins of sacrificial victims during the Tlacaxipehualiztli festival. He is patron of goldsmiths and is associated with skin diseases and healing.

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