Ehécatl y las deidades de la lluvia en la región de Tequila, Jalisco durante el Epiclásico y Posclásico (600-1521 d.C.)

Abstract

In the region of the Valleys of Jalisco, to the west of Guadalajara, various representations of characters with hybrid attributes, half human and half bird have appeared in archaeological materials. Decades ago, researchers from the region, such as Phil C. Weigand, identified these images as probable icons of the Mesoamerican god Ehecatl, an invocation of Quetzalcoatl related to the wind that precedes the rains. However, more images of this god have been recorded in the region in recent decades, as well as others with similar iconography in central and southern Jalisco. Thus, in this work these figures and those previously reported are analyzed to clarify whether the iconography of said "Bird-Men" really corresponds to that of Ehecatl, or if on the contrary, it is another supernatural being whose cult is endemic, coinciding superficially with this Mesoamerican deity.