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god of music, dance, mischief, and song. He is the patron of uninhibited sexuality and rules over the day sign in the Aztec calendar named
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Huehuecóyotl (or
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The fourth day of the twenty-day calendar cycle belonged to
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1531:Dance gods
1486:Aztec gods
1475:Categories
1375:Codex Ríos
1265:Codex Laud
1061:Tamoanchan
1055:Underworld
1036:Cemanahuac
1005:Tzitzimitl
985:Cihuateteo
960:Ahuiateteo
914:Xōchipilli
744:Cipactonal
734:Cihuacōātl
660:Citlālicue
573:Xipe Totec
439:GodChecker
328:References
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184:auspicious
110:Omecihuatl
65:Tlalticpac
57:Ueuecoyotl
1481:Arts gods
1104:Five Suns
990:Civateteo
904:Tonantzin
899:Toltecatl
804:Ixtlilton
749:Cōātlīcue
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227:trickster
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1076:Tlālōcān
980:Cintēteo
859:Patecatl
844:Opochtli
839:Mixcoatl
824:Mayahuel
729:Chīmalmā
719:Chantico
709:Atlacoya
685:Tōnatiuh
611:Cinteotl
601:Centeōtl
577:Camaxtle
518:Ōmeteōtl
245:feathers
241:balanced
222:powers.
137:Children
117:Siblings
1123:Codices
1051:Mictlān
1026:Anahuac
909:Xilonen
889:Tlilhua
849:Oxomoco
829:Metztli
759:Ehecatl
704:Atlahua
588:Deities
419:20 July
280:Nahuatl
201:History
195:trecena
180:Nahuatl
162:huēhueh
129:Consort
106:Parents
96:(Nahoa)
1086:Tōllān
1031:Aztlán
1019:Places
953:Groups
934:Xolotl
929:Xocotl
854:Painal
638:Tláloc
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276:Aztecs
272:coyote
230:Coyote
216:Mexica
171:coyōtl
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62:Abode
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