Xelhua Explained

Xelhua is one of the seven giants in Aztec mythology^[1] who escaped the flood by ascending the mountain of Tlaloc in the terrestrial paradise and afterwards built the Great Pyramid of Cholula. One of the six giants sons of Mixcoatl,^[2] the personification of the Milky Way.

See also

• Mixcoatl
• Tower of Babel
• List of Mesoamerican pyramids

References

1. http://encycl.opentopia.com/term/Xelhua{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. Book: Cecilio A. Robelo. Diccionario de Mitología Nahoa. 1905. Editorial Porrúa. 970-07-3149-9. spanish. 121, 122, 123.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20041204073406/http://mythbytes.com/language.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20050426032211/http://puebla.turista.com.mx/section-printpage-44.html
• http://redescolar.ilce.edu.mx/redescolar/publicaciones/publi_mexico/publicholultecas.htm