Xelhua is one of the seven giants 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 ...
who escaped the flood by ascending the mountain of
Tlaloc in the terrestrial paradise and afterwards built the
Great Pyramid of Cholula
The Great Pyramid of Cholula, also known as (Nahuatl for "constructed mountain"), is a complex located in Cholula, Puebla, Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. It is the largest archaeological site of a pyramid (temple) in the world, as well as the largest ...
. One of the six giants sons of
Mixcoatl
Mixcoatl (, from mixtli "cloud" and cōātl "serpent"), or Camaxtle or Camaxtli, was the god of the hunt and identified with the Milky Way, the stars, and the heavens in several Mesoamerican cultures. He was the patron deity of the Otomi peopl ...
,
the personification of the Milky Way:
See also
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Mixcoatl
Mixcoatl (, from mixtli "cloud" and cōātl "serpent"), or Camaxtle or Camaxtli, was the god of the hunt and identified with the Milky Way, the stars, and the heavens in several Mesoamerican cultures. He was the patron deity of the Otomi peopl ...
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Tower of Babel
The Tower of Babel is an origin myth and parable in the Book of Genesis (chapter 11) meant to explain the existence of different languages and cultures.
According to the story, a united human race speaking a single language migrates to Shin ...
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List of Mesoamerican pyramids
This is a list of Mesoamerican pyramids or ceremonial structures. In most cases they are not true pyramids. There are hundreds of these in many different styles throughout Mexico and Central America. These were made by several pre-Columbian cul ...
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20041204073406/http://mythbytes.com/language.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20050426032211/http://puebla.turista.com.mx/section-printpage-44.html
* http://redescolar.ilce.edu.mx/redescolar/publicaciones/publi_mexico/publicholultecas.htm
Legendary creatures in Aztec mythology
Native American giants
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