Día de muertos is getting closer, and all we see are ghosts, pumpkins or catrinas if you see mexican traditions, but what about prehispanic beasts?, so I made this five prehispanic skulls, each speaks about a diferent monster or beast.
Chac mool.
This is a sculpture known as the vessel where human sacrifices were placed. It is not known for sure if that is true , but we still wonder if a monster or not.
Aluxe:
This small creature is a dwarf who lives in the jungle and that if he is treated well can take care cornfields and offer protection , but if you should once be wrong with one of them, will make life impossible, and if you ever be in danger death , maybe even they help the unfortunate to reach the other side of life.
Ek Chapat:
This monster is known as the good and bad fortune at a time, because if you get to find it in the jungle, a centipede with 7 human heads , this will ask you to solve a puzzle , if you solve it correctly it can ask what you want, a gift , wealth or health, but if you fail it will devour you.
Ixpuxtequi:
This beast is also known as split face, is believed to wander at night looking for single travelers, it is not known what evil things it makes them, but we do not hear from them again ever.
Mictlantehcutli:
Last but not least, the god of death, Mictlantehcutli, it is believed that along with his wife the souls of the poor or those who do not pay tax on the other side of life are eaten.
