Xolotl was the Aztec god of lightning and death, often appearing as a dog-headed deity. He was a guide for souls on their journey to the afterlife, and people associated him with the planet Venus ...

Our next stop is Mictlan, the enigmatic realm of the Aztec underworld. Our expedition commences with the Nine Layers of Mictlan, each representing a distinct stage of the soul's passage. The souls ...

According to Aztec belief, the Dog of Xolotl was created by the god to guard the living and guide the souls of the dead through the dangers of Mictlán, the Underworld. One of the most ancient dog ...

The name Xoloitzcuintli is derived from the dog-headed Aztec god Xolotl. Xolotl was a god associated with the underworld, lightning, and death. Aztec mythology holds that a Xoloitzcuintli led the ...

The Xolotl was designed by Michael Rodriguez, one of only two Americans to ever graduate the Irish Army Ranger Wing Sniper Course. He named the knife after the Aztec god of fire and lightning, and his ...

The story begins with the Aztec God of death and lightning, the Xolotl. As legends have it, he was a monstrous dog that guarded the sun god and ushered souls to the underworld every night.

The term Xoloitzcuintle comes from the Aztec language Nahuatl. ‘Xólotl’ means strange and itzcuintli signifies dog. In the old Mexican belief system, Xolotl was the god of transformation ...