A Mythlok reference article on Mayahuel, read 2026-08-22, retelling the myth of Ehecatl's elopement with Mayahuel, their pursuit and death at the hands of the Tzitzimime, and Quetzalcoatl burying her remains to grow the first maguey plant; also describing the Centzon Totochtin as her and Patecatl's children.
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Assessment
Reliability Tier4
Tier 4: Mythlok, a general-audience mythology reference site of unstated editorial standards, not a scholarly or primary source. NotesA general mythology reference site; used here only for the specific Ehecatl elopement and transformation narrative, a popular retelling consistent with the standard Mesoamerican origin-of-maguey story pattern rather than a controversial or contested claim.
Citation
AuthorMythlok editorial staff
PublisherMythlok
Publication Year2026
URLhttps://mythlok.com/mayahue/
Source Typereference article
Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
This source names Centzon Totochtin directly: "maguey plant; also describing the Centzon Totochtin as her and Patecatl's children."
This source names Mayahuel directly: "A Mythlok reference article on Mayahuel, read 2026-08-22, retelling the myth of Ehecatl's elopement with Mayahuel, their pursuit and death at the hands of the Tzitzimime, and Quetzalcoatl burying..."
This source names Quetzalcoatl directly: "at the hands of the Tzitzimime, and Quetzalcoatl burying her remains to grow the first maguey plant; also describing the Centzon Totochtin as her and Patecatl's children."
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Claims Backed By This Source (22 claims)
This source backs 22 claims across the atlas. As facts: 16 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Deities, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
- Sources, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 3 holds.
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