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Chaneque. Chaneque, Chanekeh, or Ohuican Chaneque, as they were called by the Aztecs, [ 1 ] are legendary creatures in Mexican folklore, meaning "those who inhabit dangerous places" or "owners of the house" in Náhuatl. These small, sprite-like beings hold a connection to elemental forces and are regarded as guardians of nature.
Lake Texcoco [1] The ahuizotl (from the Classical Nahuatl: āhuitzotl for "spiny aquatic thing", a.k.a. "water dog") is a legendary creature in Aztec mythology. [2] It is said to lure people to their deaths. [3] The creature was taken as an emblem by the ruler of the same name, and was said to be a "friend of the rain gods". [4]
Description. [edit] The first alebrijes originated in Mexico City, originally created by ' cartonero ' artist Pedro Linares. Linares often said that in 1943, he fell very ill. While he was in bed unconscious, he dreamt of a strange place resembling a forest. There, he saw trees, rocks, and clouds that suddenly transformed into strange, unknown ...
In northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, where there is a large Hispanic population, it is referred to by its anglicized name, "the Coco Man". [14] In Brazilian folklore, the monster is referred to as Cuca and pictured as a female humanoid alligator , derived from the Portuguese coca , [ 15 ] a dragon .
v. t. e. The chupacabra or chupacabras (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃupaˈkaβɾas], literally 'goat-sucker'; from Spanish: chupa, 'sucks', and cabras, 'goats') is a legendary creature, or cryptid, in the folklore of parts of the Americas. The name comes from the animal's reported vampirism—the chupacabra is said to attack and drink the blood ...
The Yucatec Maya of Belize and Southeast Mexico have duendes such as Alux and Nukux Tat which are seen as guardian spirits of the forest. In the Hispanic folklore of Mexico and the American Southwest, duendes are known as gnome-like creatures who live inside the walls of homes, especially in the bedroom walls of young children.
Consort. None. Children. None. In Aztec mythology, Xolotl (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈʃolot͡ɬ] ⓘ) was a god of fire and lightning. He was commonly depicted as a dog-headed man and was a soul-guide for the dead. [ 2 ] He was also god of twins, monsters, death, misfortune, sickness, and deformities.