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Chacmool
Mexico
The Chacmool, an intermediary for the gods, first appearing around 800 CE, is seen as a reclining figure with its head facing 90 degrees from the front and supported by its elbows. It held a bowl on its stomach containing sacrificial offerings: incense, herbs, and sometimes a human heart.
This entity appears in the story “17. The Calavera Enters”.