Centlapachton also named Cuitlapanton, is a nocturnal ghost of Nahualt mythology.
Description[]
The Centlapachton was described as a woman of small size; of long black hair to the waist and a walk similar to that of a duck. According to the myths, she belonged to the Mictlan. She appeared at night in places where men went to defecate -such as a public bathroom- and there she assailed them with great fear because her presence meant that they would either die shortly or that some misfortune must befall them. If the men then took courage to try to grab her, she would disappear to later appear a few meters away mocking them. General history of the things of New Spain I, by Bernardino de Sahugún. Editor Lingkua, 2013. Ritual dictionary of Nahua voices: definition of words that express the mythical and religious thought of the pre-Hispanic Nahuas by Adela Fernández. Panorama Publisher, 1992.
History of Legend[]
The Cuitlapanton or Centlapachton was one of the most terrifying creatures from the nahua mythology it is a very short woman who is not a chaneque, with long hair beyond the waist and who was said to have the typical walk of the Ducks. She appeared giving horrific screams and walking towards her victim...
Whoever managed to see the appearance of the Cuitlapanton assumed that her death was near or that a misfortune would fall on her existence. Sahagun tells us that if a brave man tried to catch her, the Cuitlapanton vanished like vapor in the air and materialized a few meters away, mocking that innocent man with hideous laughter, who had no choice but to accept the tragic fate that Tezcatlipoca had given him. reserved.
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