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Bat God and Xipe
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Bat God and Xipe

These stone figures (c.700 AD), found at Templo Mayor, depict the Bat God and Xipe TotecOur Lord the Flayed One — deities of death, rebirth, and renewal. The Bat God signifies descent into the underworld, while Xipe Totec embodies agricultural regeneration. Their forms illustrate the ritual logic of sacrifice as the source of cosmic order in Aztec religion.
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