Motif
Deity turned into stone
deity_turned_into_stone
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
nahua maya inca
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The Myths of Mexico & Peru BIBLIOGRAPHY / INDEX AND GLOSSARY / NOTE ON THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE MEXICAN, MAYAN, AND PERUVIAN LANGUAGES / INDEX AND GLOSSARY; lines 12505-12706 confidence: high
Tohil is described as a form of Quetzalcoatl who guides the Kiche-Maya to their first city, is assigned to Balam-Quitze, gives fire to the Kiche, and is turned into stone.
The Tohil entry says that Tohil is turned into stone.
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