Xolotl

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6/9/2023, 2:32 PM Mike C xolotl update #114
4/5/2022, 10:13 PM Mike C xolotl added (from user-submitted name 25171)
1/17/2016, 7:55 PM LMS 25171
1/4/2013, 11:11 PM Mike C 25171
11/23/2008, 7:51 PM LMS

Gender Masculine
Usage Aztec and Toltec Mythology

Meaning & History

Meaning uncertain, of Nahuatl origin, possibly meaning "servant" or "cornstalk". In Aztec mythology Xolotl was a monstrous dog-headed god who guided the dead to Mictlan. He was also associated with lightning, fire and the evening star. He was the twin brother of Quetzalcoatl.