CHANTICO


Meaning of CHANTICO in English

[Aztec] The Aztec goddess of hearth fires and volcanic fires. When she violated the ban on eating paprika on fasting day by eating roasted fish with paprika, she was turned into a dog by the maize-god Tonacatecuhtli. Her name means 'she who dwells in the house'.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.