Ahuizotl


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Area(s) Reported: Central Mexico
Date(s) Reported: ca. 1486 to ?

In the 15th Century, the Aztecs were making images and statues recording a strange aquatic creature that looked a bit like a small dog... with a really long tail that had a hand on the end. These apparently liked to drown people and nibble on particular bits of the bodies; but the good news is that you got to go straight to an exclusive heaven if you died this way!

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Ahuizotl Statue, ca. 15th...
Ahuizotl Glyph, ca. 1486-...
Ahuizotl Statue, ca. 15th...

Sources

  • "On Ancient Mexican Shields," by Zelia Nuttall, article in the International Archives of Ethnography: Supplement, Vol. 5, 1892. Pgs. 51-52. Online: Click here!
  • "A Note on Ancient Mexican Folk-Lore," by Zelia Nuttall, article in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 8, No. 29, April/June 1895. Pgs. 123-125. Online: Click here!

 

https://esoterx.com/2013/02/28/humans-as-snack-food-the-gastronomic-preferences-of-the-aztec-ahuizotl/

 

https://www.ancient.eu/Ahuitzotl/

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahuizotl_(creature)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahuitzotl

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-americas/ahuizotl-aztec-mythical-creature-or-real-fisherman-s-foe-009941

 

https://books.google.com/books?id=EXw3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA51&dq=Ahuizotl&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj208jLqbbdAhXKiVQKHS7GD4EQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=Ahuizotl&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=YrgUAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA226&dq=Ahuizotl&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj208jLqbbdAhXKiVQKHS7GD4EQ6AEIMTAC#v=onepage&q=Ahuizotl&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=YrgUAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA226&dq=Ahuizotl&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj208jLqbbdAhXKiVQKHS7GD4EQ6AEIMTAC#v=onepage&q=Ahuizotl&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=AthTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA648&dq=Ahuizotl&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj208jLqbbdAhXKiVQKHS7GD4EQ6AEIOzAE#v=onepage&q=Ahuizotl&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=3NICAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA38&dq=Ahuizotl&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj208jLqbbdAhXKiVQKHS7GD4EQ6AEIRTAG#v=onepage&q=Ahuizotl&f=false

 

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