Xolotl
The dog-headed god of lightning, twins, and deformities. Xolotl was the twin brother of Quetzalcoatl and guided the dead through the underworld. His name is preserved in the axolotl salamander.
Divine domains
Gods of Twins
3 deities from 3 traditions whose entries in this atlas list twins among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Aztec
Greek
The Dioscuri (Castor and Polydeuces)
The divine twins Castor, tamer of horses, and Polydeuces (Pollux), the boxer, sons of Leda and brothers of Helen. Sailors prayed to them in storms, and after Castor's death the brothers were said to share immortality, alternating days between Olympus and the world below.
Yoruba
Ibeji
The divine twins who protect all twins and children. Ibeji represent the sacred duality present throughout existence.
Quick answers
- Who is the Aztec god of twins?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Aztec deity whose domains include twins is Xolotl.
- Who is the Greek god of twins?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Greek deity whose domains include twins is The Dioscuri (Castor and Polydeuces).
- Who is the Yoruba god of twins?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Yoruba deity whose domains include twins is Ibeji.
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