Cipactli Aztec Cosmos God 925 sterling silver pendant, Handmade, pendants necklaces, symbol for the Cosmos, Universe, Big Bang (loc 5)

Cipactli Aztec Cosmos God 925 sterling silver pendant, Aztec Mexica, Handmade, Mexico, Rare 925 for sterling silver Weight 18.59 grams Apprx. 2 1/2" x 1 1/2"

According to Aztec mythology, there were initially four gods that represented the four cardinal directions: Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipoca, Xipe Totec, and Quetzalcoatl, who were thought to represent the North, South, East and West. These gods first created the water and other gods, as well as Cipactli.

Cipactli was described in many fashions: a crocodile with toad and fish characteristics, a sea demon or monster. Regardless of the description, the Aztecs considered this asexual sea monster the source of the cosmos. Cipactli's appetite was insatiable, and each joint of the creature bore a mouth. As the gods began the process of creation, they soon realized that their other creations would fall into the void and be devoured by the demon, so they decided to destroy Cipactli. Tezcatlipoca lured the monster in and lost a foot to its insatiable appetite before the gods were able to defeat it. Cipactli put up a fight, but in the end the gods prevailed. They pulled Cipactli's body in four directions and freed the universe from its body. Then Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl created the heavens and the Earth and everything therein from Cipactli's body. The creature's head became the thirteen heavens, its tail the underworld, its midsection the Earth, and so on.

Sort of like the Aztec's version of the Big Bang