Motif
Deity appearing as a mortal
deity_appearing_as_a_mortal
A motif of the Theophany and Divine Manifestation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
nahua
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Rig Veda Americanus: Sacred Songs of the Ancient Mexicans CONTENTS. / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. / INTRODUCTION. / RIG VEDA AMERICANA; lines 1467-1610 confidence: high
Cinteotl is described as born from water, from the cerulean home of fishes, as a mortal youth and a new glorious god.
Cinteotl is born as a mortal youth, Quetzalcoatl comes forth to earth like a mortal, and the Xipe hymn says the god appears as a mortal.
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