Editing Chalchiuhtotolin

{{short description|Aztec god of disease and plague}}
{{infobox deity
|name=Chalchiuhtotolin
|type=Aztec
|deity_of=disease and plague.
|image=Chalchiuhtotolin_BG.jpg
|caption=Codex Borgia
|gender=male
}}
[[Image:Chalchiuhtotolin.jpg|thumb|right|Chalchiuhtotolin, as depicted in the [[Codex Telleriano-Remensis]].]]
In [[Aztec mythology]], '''Chalchiuhtotolin''' ({{IPAc-en|tʃ|ɑː|l|tʃ|iː|u|t|oʊ|ˈ|t|oʊ|l|i|n}}; [[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl]] for "Jade Turkey") was a god of disease and plague. Chalchihuihtotolin, the Jewelled Fowl, Tezcatlipoca's nahual. Chalchihuihtotolin is a symbol of powerful sorcery. Tezcatlipoca can tempt humans into self-destruction, but when he takes the form of a turkey he can also cleanse them of contamination, absolve them of guilt, and overcome their fate. In the [[tonalpohualli]], Chalchihuihtotolin rules over day [[Tecpatl]] (Stone Knife) and over trecena 1-Atl (Water).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azteccalendar.com/god/Chalchihuihtotolin.html|title=Chalchihuihtotolin, the Jewelled Fowl|website=Azteccalendar.com|accessdate=18 March 2019}}</ref> The preceding thirteen days are ruled over by Xolotl.

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