Chicuahtli isn’t mythical, it’s the Nahuatl word the barred owl. I’ve found a lot of online and books that will interchange the barred owl for a barn owl, but the barn owl in Nahuatl is chichtli.
Edit: didn’t realize it was you anon! Sorry we’ve had this conversation like 3 times now.
Lol no problem. You’re one of the people here able to teach me owl stuff.
I thought there were your everyday, natural chicuahtli, but also the Chicuahtli that was the companion of the god of the underworld. I could very well be wrong there though. That was the mythical one I referred to.
I’m just glad you were here! When I looked up the right way to spell your username to take you, it looked like you hadn’t posted anything for a couple weeks.
Think of it in terms of bat, vampire, vampire bat, and Dracula. There are bats, vampires can turn into bats, and Dracula is a lord of vampires. Not all bats are the species vampire bat and usually you wouldn’t go around calling bats Dracula (unless you’re in a situation involving vampires and/or you’re hunting Dracula). Dracula can turn into other forms other than bats.
When Teotl shapeshift they turn into forms of specific animals known to the indigenous people. The core important animal forms get names (like a Dracula) while they are in that form and are considered gods themselves. As far as I’m aware there isn’t a specific owl deity or at least I haven’t found a reference yet.
As far as my posting history is concerned, I’m both a hermit in cyber and meat space.
La Lechuza is a Mexican shape shifting witch.
Mictlantecuhtli., Aztec god of the dead, was associated with the mythical owl chicuatli.
Chicuahtli isn’t mythical, it’s the Nahuatl word the barred owl. I’ve found a lot of online and books that will interchange the barred owl for a barn owl, but the barn owl in Nahuatl is chichtli.
Edit: didn’t realize it was you anon! Sorry we’ve had this conversation like 3 times now.
Lol no problem. You’re one of the people here able to teach me owl stuff.
I thought there were your everyday, natural chicuahtli, but also the Chicuahtli that was the companion of the god of the underworld. I could very well be wrong there though. That was the mythical one I referred to.
I’m just glad you were here! When I looked up the right way to spell your username to take you, it looked like you hadn’t posted anything for a couple weeks.
Think of it in terms of bat, vampire, vampire bat, and Dracula. There are bats, vampires can turn into bats, and Dracula is a lord of vampires. Not all bats are the species vampire bat and usually you wouldn’t go around calling bats Dracula (unless you’re in a situation involving vampires and/or you’re hunting Dracula). Dracula can turn into other forms other than bats.
When Teotl shapeshift they turn into forms of specific animals known to the indigenous people. The core important animal forms get names (like a Dracula) while they are in that form and are considered gods themselves. As far as I’m aware there isn’t a specific owl deity or at least I haven’t found a reference yet.
As far as my posting history is concerned, I’m both a hermit in cyber and meat space.
Lol well I am glad you de-hermited temporarily for my sake! I always learn some very cool stuff when you pop up.
Thank you for the explanation!