Xelhua
Xelhua is a controversial mythical figure. According to the texts of Torquemada "From other opinions of how these lands were populated", Xelhua was the first son of the couple who survived the universal flood, Iztac Mixcuatl and Llantecuhtli.
Xelhua was one of the seven giants in Aztec mythology who escaped the flood by ascending the mountain of Tlaloc in the terrestrial paradise and afterwards built the Tlachihualtepetl or pyramid of Cholula.
Christian chroniclers found in his figure an allusion to the mythical King Nimrod, builder of the Tower of Babel, and even saw in the ruins of Tlachihualtepelt what remained of this mythical tower, Xelhua being associated with the arrogance of standing above the divine.
To this day there are still discrepancies about the true identity of Xelhua, whether he was a giant or if he was the founder of the city of Cholula. Nevertheless, we wanted to maintain fantastic elements in his appearance, so we imagined him as a giant, with references to Tlaloc (The Rain God).
Xelhua was one of the seven giants in Aztec mythology who escaped the flood by ascending the mountain of Tlaloc in the terrestrial paradise and afterwards built the Tlachihualtepetl or pyramid of Cholula.
Christian chroniclers found in his figure an allusion to the mythical King Nimrod, builder of the Tower of Babel, and even saw in the ruins of Tlachihualtepelt what remained of this mythical tower, Xelhua being associated with the arrogance of standing above the divine.
To this day there are still discrepancies about the true identity of Xelhua, whether he was a giant or if he was the founder of the city of Cholula. Nevertheless, we wanted to maintain fantastic elements in his appearance, so we imagined him as a giant, with references to Tlaloc (The Rain God).