Camazotz

Nosfy the Aztec,or Mixtec Bat God.

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Etymology

Camazotz is formed from the K'iche' words kame, meaning "death", and sotz', meaning "bat".

Mythology

In the Popol Vuh, Camazotz are the bat-like monsters encountered by the Maya Hero Twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque during their trials in the underworld of Xibalba. The twins had to spend the night in the House of Bats where they squeeze themselves into their own blowguns in order to defend themselves from the circling bats. Hunahpu stuck his head out of his blowgun to see if the sun had risen and Camazotz immediately snatched off his head and carried it to the ballcourt to be hung up as the ball to be used by the gods in their next ballgame.

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Fan Art and a special gift to ~E-47 of Mexico.