He also can be associated with indulgence, male sexuality, good luck and story-telling. Although Huehuecóyotl often appears in stories as male, he can change gender much like many of the offspring of Tezcatlipoca can. The prefix 'huehue', which in Nahuatl means 'very old', was attached to gods in Aztec mythology that were revered for their old age, wisdom, philosophical insights, and connections to the divine. The name 'very old coyote' conveyed positive meanings to the Aztecs coyotes were a symbol of astuteness, worldly wisdom, pragmatism, male beauty, and youthfulness. He is depicted in the Codex Borbonicus as a dancing coyote with human hands and feet, accompanied by a human drummer. Huehuecóyotl (or Ueuecoyotl) is a Mexican mythology deity. Their association was born from the canine nature of both gods. He was the only friend of Xolotl (god of twins, sickness, and deformity) and accompanied the dead to Mictlan, the underworld of Aztec mythology.

Depictions of his dark side include a coyote appearance (non-human) with black or yellow feathers, as opposed to the customary green feathers. Like all Aztec deities, Huehuecóyotl was dualistic in his exercise of good and evil and was perceived as a balanced god. Huehuecóyotl shares many characteristics with the trickster Coyote of the North American tribes, including storytelling and choral singing. Those who had indications of evil fates from other gods would sometimes appeal to Huehuecóyotl to mitigate or reverse their fates. He was a part of the Tezcatlipoca (Smoky Mirror) family of the Mexica gods and inherited their shapeshifting powers. A great party-giver, he also was alleged to create wars among humans to relieve his boredom. Stories derived from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis characterized Huehuecóyotl as a benign prankster, whose tricks were often played on other gods or even humans, but tended to backfire and cause more trouble for himself than for the intended victims.

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