# Ehecatl — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ehecatl-whe-definition-discussion/8167>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [March 24, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ehecatl-whe-definition-discussion/8167 "2017-03-24T16:54:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ehecatl-whe-definition-discussion/8167/1 "2017-03-24T16:54:06Z")

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Ehecatl was a Mesoamerican god of air and winds, especially those which brought rains. Regarded as a manifestation of the great feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl, he was sometimes known as Quetzalcoatl-Ehecatl, in which guise he helped create humanity in the Aztec creation myth and gave the gift of the maguey plant. He was also associated with the cardinal directions, colours, and several calendar dates.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Ehecatl/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ehecatl/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ehecatl-whe-definition-discussion/8167/2 "2026-07-29T06:54:03Z")

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