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Simon Martin points out that Ehecatl, the beaked Mexican Wind God, is both a day name and a deity associated with "the breath of life" — in short, Ik' (personal communication, 2000). (The drawing above, from Mesoweb's retelling of the Aztec myths and legends, is based on Quetzalcoatl-Ehecatl from the Codex Borgia.)

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