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 ...

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 ...

Their name, Xoloitzcuintli, comes from the Nahuatl words “Xolotl,” the Aztec god of fire and lightning, and “itzcuintli,” ...

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 ...

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.

A figure of an axolotl sits on display at a museum in Xochimilco Ecological Park, in Mexico City (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) From ...

So this was really big," she said. Axolotls — named for the Aztec god of fire and lightning, Xolotl — are native to the lakes of Mexico's capital. But their colorful, whimsical looks have won ...

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 ...

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 ...