Ixtlilton

Ixtlilton (Nahuatl: Ixtlilton pronounced [iʃˈtɬiɬton],The Little Black One) in aztec mythology is the god of medicine and healing,[1] and therefore was often alluded to as the brother of Macuilxochitl, the god of well-being or good luck. Ixtlilton was a gentle god, who emanated from an obsidian mask which brought darkness and peaceful sleep to children in their beds at night.[2]

References

  1. Biblioteca Porrúa. Imprenta del Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Historia y Etnología, ed. (1905). Diccionario de Mitología Nahua (in Spanish). México. pp. 217, 218. ISBN 978-9684327955.
  2. http://ambergriscaye.com/pages/mayan/aztecreligion-minordeities.html


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