埃埃卡特爾
埃埃卡特爾(古典納瓦特爾語:Ehēcatl)是前哥倫布時期中美洲神話(以阿茲特克神話為主)中的風神。他在納瓦文化中常被視為羽蛇神的一個面相,故有埃埃卡特爾-克特薩爾科瓦特爾(Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl,其中Quetzalcoatl 即羽蛇神之名)之稱。[1]在創世說中他被視作創世神之一。[2]
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因風有多種方向,所以埃埃卡特爾亦是代表羅盤各個方向的神祇。祭祀埃赫卡特爾的神廟為減小空氣阻力而建造成圓柱形,且埃埃卡特爾有時被描繪為覆着兩張面具的人,風通過這兩張面具吹出。
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