Xolotl
In
Aztec mythology, (and among the
Toltecs),
Xolotl was the god of lightning and the one who
aided the dead on their journey to
Mictlan. He was the twin of
Quetzalcoatl (both sons of the virgin
Coatlicue) and the personification of
Venus, the evening star. He guarded the sun when it went through the underworld at night. In art, Xolotl was depicted as a skeleton or a
dog-headed man.
