In Aztec mythology, Cihuatecayotl (roughly pronounced 'see-wah-teh-kye-olth') is the god of the West wind.[1] His brothers are Mictlanpachecatl, Tlalocayotl, and Huitztlampaehecatl, who personify the winds from the north, east, and south respectively.[2]

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  1. ↑ Biblioteca Porrúa. Imprenta del Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Historia y Etnología, ed. (1905). Diccionario de Mitología Nahua (in Spanish). México. pp. 168, 169. ISBN 978-9684327955.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ Biblioteca Porrúa. Imprenta del Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Historia y Etnología, ed. (1905). Diccionario de Mitología Nahua (in Spanish). México. pp. 168, 169. ISBN 978-9684327955.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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