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TexasTowelie

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Thu Jan 3, 2019, 11:21 PM Jan 2019

Temple of 'The Flayed Lord,' an ancient skinned corpse god, found in Mexico

They call him the Flayed Lord: an ancient, pre-Hispanic god depicted as a skinned human corpse, whose worshipers donned human skin stripped from sacrificial victims.

Depictions of him have surfaced across cultures, including the Aztecs, but now the first temple dedicated to the fertility god, known also as Xipe Totec, has been found.

Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History announced the temple's discovery Wednesday along with that of stone carvings depicting two skulls and a torso.

The torso has an additional hand hanging off it — a hint of the god sporting the skin of a victim.

Read more: https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/world/2019/01/03/flayed-lord-skinned-corpse-god-temple-found-mexico/2477479002/

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Temple of 'The Flayed Lord,' an ancient skinned corpse god, found in Mexico (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2019 OP
Awesome. Stoked for Xipe! Anon-C Jan 2019 #1
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