Huēhuecoyōtl
| Huehuecoyotl | |
|---|---|
God of the arts, lord of music and ceremonial dance, guide of adulthood and adolescence | |
| Member of the Nauhtzonteteo | |
Huehuecoyotl as depicted in the Codex Borgia | |
| Other names | Ueuecoyotl |
| Abode | Tlalticpac |
| Gender | Male |
| Region | Mesoamerica |
| Ethnic group | Aztec (Nahoa) |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Omecihuatl (Emerged by Tecpatl) |
| Siblings | the Nauhtzonteteo (1,600 gods) |
| Consort | None |
| Children | None |
In Aztec mythology, Huēhuehcoyōtl ([weːweʔˈkojoːt͡ɬ]) (from huēhueh [ˈweːweʔ] "very old" (literally, "old old") and coyōtl [ˈkojoːt͡ɬ] "coyote" in Nahuatl) is the auspicious Pre-Columbian god of music, dance, mischief, and song. He is the patron of uninhibited sexuality — his partners can be female or male of any species — and rules over the day sign in the Aztec calendar named cuetzpallin (lizard) and the fourth trecena Xochitl ("flower" in Nahuatl).