Chalchiuhtotolin

In Aztec mythology, Chalchiuhtotolin (/tʃɑːltʃiːutoʊˈtoʊlin/; Nahuatl for "Jade Turkey") was a god of disease and plague.

Chalchihuihtotolin, the Jewelled Fowl, Tezcatlipoca's nahual.

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).

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