In Aztec mythology, Chalchiuhtotolin (/ɑːlutˈtlin/; Nahuatl for "Jade Turkey") was a god of disease and plague. Chalchihuihtotolin, the Jewelled Fowl, Tezcatlipoca's nahual. Chalchihuihtotolin is a symbol of powerful sorcery. Tezcatlipoca can tempt humans into self-destruction, but when he takes the form of a turkey he can also cleanse them of contamination, absolve them of guilt, and overcome their fate. In the tonalpohualli, Chalchihuihtotolin rules over day Tecpatl (Stone Knife) and over trecena 1-Atl (Water).[1] The preceding thirteen days are ruled over by Xolotl.

Codex Borgia
Chalchiuhtotolin, as depicted in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis.

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  1. ^ "Chalchihuihtotolin, the Jewelled Fowl". Azteccalendar.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.