Description: Cipactli Aztec Day Sign for Cocodillo Sterling Pendant, Mexica Azteca Mythology Symbol pendants (5) Apprx 11.57 grams 925 sterling silver Cipactli was a primeval sea monster, part crocodilian, part fish, and part toad or frog, with indefinite gender. Aztec creation story says we live on top of this sea monster. The universe was made by this monster being destroyed and pulled apart to make the cosmos. According to Aztec mythology, there were initially four gods that represented the four cardinal directions: Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipoca, Xipe Totec, and Quetzalcoatl, who were thought to represent the North, South, East and West. These gods first created the water and other gods, as well as Cipactli. Cipactli was described in many fashions: a crocodile with toad and fish characteristics, a sea demon or monster. Regardless of the description, the Aztecs considered this asexual sea monster the source of the cosmos. Cipactli's appetite was insatiable, and each joint of the creature bore a mouth. As the gods began the process of creation, they soon realized that their other creations would fall into the void and be devoured by the demon, so they decided to destroy Cipactli. Tezcatlipoca lured the monster in and lost a foot to its insatiable appetite before the gods were able to defeat it. Cipactli put up a fight, but in the end the gods prevailed. They pulled Cipactli's body in four directions and freed the universe from its body. Then Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl created the heavens and the Earth and everything therein from Cipactli's body. The creature's head became the thirteen heavens, its tail the underworld, its midsection the Earth, and so on. Sort of like the Aztec's version of the Big Bang
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Location: Temple City, California
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Brand: Sterling
Type: Pendant
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Theme: Signs & Symbols
