CipactliAccording to Aztec mythology, the earth was created from the enormous body of the Cipactli,
CipactliAccording to Aztec mythology, the earth was created from the enormous body of the Cipactli, a primordial sea monster with attributes of a caiman, a toad, and a fish. Its hunger was so insatiable that it had ravenous mouths on all of its joints. The deity Tezcatlipoca (”Smoking Mirror”) captured the hungry beast by sacrificing his foot as bait. With the help of Quetzalcoatl (“Feathered Serpent”), the Cipactli’s body was torn asunder and re-molded into the vast terrain of the world. -- source link
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