Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Azteca – Huix Saltwater

Huix Saltwater – Huixtocihuatl, Aztec goddess of salt, salt water and fertility
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Huix_Saltwater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huixtocihuatl

Huix Saltwater

Huix Saltwater is a Parasaur who is High Priest and leader of the Moon Skull Priestesses. After fighting with the Moon Skull Priestesses, you need to make peace with Huix Saltwater to continue your quest.

In Aztec religion, Huixtocihuatl (or Uixtochihuatl, Uixtociuatl) was a fertility goddess who presided over salt and salt water. The Aztecs considered her to be the older sister of the rain gods, including Tlaloc. Much of the information known about Huixtocihuatl and how the Aztecs celebrated her comes from Bernardino de Sahagún’s manuscripts. His Florentine Codex explains how Huixtocihuatl became the salt god. It records that Huixtocihuatl angered her younger brothers by mocking them, so they banished her to the salt beds. It was there where she discovered salt and how it was created. As described in the second book of the Florentine Codex, during Tecuilhuitontli, the seventh month of the Aztec calendar, there was a festival in honor of Huixtocihuatl.

The current list of all the (known) Azteca references are located here.

Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references, I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.

Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages.

Depiction of Huixtocihuatl from Bernardino de Sahagun’s “Primeros Memoriales”, which was published in 1590 (fol. 264r). She holds a reed staff in her hand and wears garments with a water design.

Huix Saltwater image is from Wizard101, and is copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.

Huixtocihuatl from Bernardino de Sahagun’s “Primeros Memoriales” is borrowed from Wikipedia and is in the public domain.

Image usage qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.

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