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ID: 901002077
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002077
Record Type: Character/Person

Mixcoatl (Mesoamerican deity)

Note: God of the hunt and identified with the Milky Way, the stars, and the heavens in several cultures.

Names:
Mixcoatl (Mesoamerican deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Mixcōhuātl (Mesoamerican deity) (English,U)
Camaztle (Mesoamerican deity) (English)
Camaxtli (Mesoamerican deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Amerindian iconography> (P)
........<Mesoamerican iconography> (P)
............<Mesoamerican characters> (P)
................Mixcoatl (Mesoamerican deity) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Aztec (culture or style)
.....(Central Plateau Mesoamerican styles, Central Plateau Mesoamerican styles and periods, Mesoamerican regional styles and periods, Mesoamerican, Pre-Columbian Middle American styles and periods, Pre-Columbian (American), Americas, The, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Mesoamerican
.....(Pre-Columbian Middle American styles and periods, Pre-Columbian (American), Americas, The, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... hunt
.....(contests, cultural events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
associated with .... Milky Way Galaxy
..... ULAN Candidate

Sources:
Mixcoatl (Mesoamerican deity)
................Pillsbury et al, Golden Kingdoms: Luxury Arts (2017) 307
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Mixcōhuātl (Mesoamerican deity)
................Wikipedia (2000-)
Camaztle (Mesoamerican deity)
................Maya, Inca, Aztec online (2000-)
Camaxtli (Mesoamerican deity)
................Maya, Inca, Aztec online (2000-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Pillsbury et al, Golden Kingdoms: Luxury Arts (2017)
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

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