Mixcoatl

Unknown Artist

by Unknown Artist
published on 27 March 2017

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Mixcoatl, the Mesoamerican god of hunting and the Milky Way. Here he is depicted in familiar guise with red and white striped face paint, black mask, and a bundle of arrows. Codex Borgia, pre-Columbian. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

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Artist, U. (2017, March 27). Mixcoatl. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6457/mixcoatl/

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Artist, Unknown. "Mixcoatl." World History Encyclopedia, March 27, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6457/mixcoatl/.

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Artist, Unknown. "Mixcoatl." World History Encyclopedia, 27 Mar 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6457/mixcoatl/.