In Mixtec mythology, Dzahui or Dzavui was the god

Deity

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 of rain

Rain

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. Child sacrifices were performed for Dzahui on the tops of hills during times of drought

Drought

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, sickness

Sickness

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, and at harvest

Harvest

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 time.

In Mixtec codices, Dzahui exhibits the blue or green rain goggle mask also seen on the central Mexican deity Tlaloc

Tlaloc

Tlaloc was an important deity in Aztec religion, a god of rain, fertility, and water. He was a beneficent god who gave life and sustenance, but he was also feared for his ability to send hail, thunder and lightning, and for being the lord of the powerful element of water. In Aztec iconography he...

. He possesses exposed teeth incisors and longer, somewhat curled jaguar canine teeth emerging from curled lips. Occasionally, depictions of Dzahui depict the god with a blue or green protrusion, emerging from his nose.