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These creatures were associated with beginnings, as they named the first of the Aztec calendrical day signs. The Mayans depicted these animals with conch-type wind jewels at their mouths, as these animals were believed to breathe out wind and rain. The ceiba, or Mayan world tree, was depicted rising from the spiny backs of these animals. The crab-loving Mayan monster Zipacna was represented (-5[1])as one of these animals. The toad-like Tlaltecuhtli, an (*) earth deity with eyes (10[1])and teeth on every joint, plays a similar role to a figure most commonly described as one of these animals in some creation myths. Before being ripped in two, that monster most often associated with these animals devoured a god’s left foot. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl fashioned the earth from the body of Cipactli, a monster represented as a mix between a fish and what animal? ■END■ (10[1])

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