Xipe

American  

[shee-pey, hee-pe] / ˈʃi peɪ, ˈhi pɛ /

noun

1. the Aztec god of sowing or planting.

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Etymology

Origin of Xipe

< Nahuatl Xīpēuh Totēuc; xīpēuh peeled, skinned; totēuc, totēcuh our lord, equivalent to to- our + tēuc ( tli ), tēcuh ( tli ) lord

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Xipe

According to the Mazlatlán Post, it originated as a sacred offering to the Aztec god Xipe Totec in the hopes of a good harvest.

From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2023

Over the years, the original troupe branched off into several Xipe Totec factions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2023

In Aztec mythology, Tezkatlipoka is the brother of Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopochtli and Xipe Totec – all of whom appear to be invoked in the chant.

From Fox News ● Sep. 29, 2021

Various depictions of Xipe Tótec, for instance, have been found around Mesoamerica, though until now archaeologists had not found a temple that seemed dedicated to him.

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2019

Dr Schellhas contends that he is a Death god and the equivalent of the Mexican Xipe.

From Day Symbols of the Maya Year Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-1895, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 199-266. by Thomas, Cyrus