Xolotl was the Aztec god of lightning and death, often appearing as a dog-headed deity. He was a guide for souls on their journey to the afterlife, and people associated him with the planet Venus ...

The axolotl is not just an amphibian in Mexico; it's a figure deeply rooted in Nahuatl mythology, associated with the god ...

According to Montero, the myth implies that, after a god’s passing, its essence gets imprisoned in a mundane creature, ...

Tezcatlipoca features in many Aztec myths, and his worship was widespread across Mesoamerica ... This final era — the current one, according to the myth — began with the sacrifice of the gods ...

Adult axolotls have lungs but rely primarily on these gills to breathe. Axolotls were named after Xolotl, the Aztec god of fire and lightning, who could take on the form of a salamander. Xolotl was ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a ...

Production is seeking Latinx or Indigenous talent of any gender, aged 18 and up, to play the Aztec god Xolotl. Talent must be comfortable with body paint and working with a dog and will speak ...

Before the Spaniards conquered Mexico-Tenochtitlan in the 16th century, axolotl may not have had archeological representations as did Tláloc — god of rain in the Aztec worldview — or ...