埃埃卡特尔
埃埃卡特尔(古典纳瓦特尔语:Ehēcatl)是前哥伦布时期中美洲神话(以阿兹特克神话为主)中的风神。他在纳瓦文化中常被视为羽蛇神的一个面相,故有埃埃卡特尔-克特萨尔科瓦特尔(Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl,其中Quetzalcoatl 即羽蛇神之名)之称。[1]在创世说中他被视作创世神之一。[2]
因风有多种方向,所以埃埃卡特尔亦是代表罗盘各个方向的神祇。祭祀埃赫卡特尔的神庙为减小空气阻力而建造成圆柱形,且埃埃卡特尔有时被描绘为覆着两张面具的人,风通过这两张面具吹出。
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