From an Aztec god to Minecraft star. Why does Mexico love the axolotl so much? Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian Y. Mara Teresa Hernndez Thursday 20 February 2025 14:11 GMT ...

In Aztec legend, the desperate rebel god Xolotl transformed himself into an axolotl to hide and avoid being sacrificed by his fellow gods. He was still discovered, captured and killed.