In
Aztec mythology
Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. The Aztecs were a culture living in central Mexico and much of their mythology is similar to that of other Mesoamerican cultures. According to legend ...
, Cihuatecayotl (roughly pronounced 'see-wah-teh-kye-olth') is the god of the
West wind
A west wind is a wind that originates in the west and blows in an eastward direction.
Mythology and literature
In European tradition, it has usually been considered the mildest and most favorable of the directional winds.
In ancient Greek ...
. His brothers are
Mictlanpachecatl,
Tlalocayotl, and
Huitztlampaehecatl, who personify the winds from the
north
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography.
Etymology
T ...
,
east
East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that ea ...
, and
south
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...
respectively.
See also
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Zephyrus
In Greek mythology and religion, Zephyrus () (), also spelled in English as Zephyr (), is the god and personification of the West wind, one of the several wind gods, the Anemoi. The son of Eos (the goddess of the dawn) and Astraeus, Zephyrus is t ...
/Favonius
Notes
Aztec gods
Wind deities
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