li ▁turned ▁her ▁into ▁a ▁dog ▁when ▁she ▁broke ▁fast ▁during ▁a ▁religious ▁celebr ation ▁by ▁e ating ▁ro asted ▁fish ▁and ▁pap ri ka , ▁leading ▁her ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁name ▁" N ine ▁D ogs ." ▁Those ▁born ▁on ▁the ▁nin th ▁day ▁of ▁eigh teenth ▁tre c ena , ▁over ▁which ▁Ch ant ico ▁pres ided , ▁would ▁encounter ▁mis fort une ▁since ▁that ▁day ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁sor cer ers , ▁said ▁to ▁shape - shift ▁into ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁animals . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Sch olar ▁Edu ard ▁S eler ▁conclude ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Sah ag ún ' s ▁writ ings , ▁Ch ant ico ▁was ▁primarily ▁with ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁X och im il co . ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁population ▁of ▁stone cut ters , ▁known ▁as ▁t late c que , ▁res iding ▁there . ▁He ▁based ▁his ▁conclusion ▁off ▁of ▁Sah ag ún ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁mention ▁Ch ant ico ' s ▁cal end ric ▁name ▁when ▁listing ▁de ities ▁that ▁were ▁particularly ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁t late c que . ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁texts ▁from ▁the ▁inform ants ▁of ▁Bernard ino ▁de ▁Sah ag ún , ▁Ch ant ico ▁was ▁wor sh ipped ▁in ▁a ▁temple ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁t et lan man , ▁in ▁which ▁pri ests ▁prepared ▁" red ▁and ▁black ▁p ig ments , ▁sand als , ▁a ▁ro be , ▁and ▁small ▁marine ▁sn ails " ▁for ▁Ch ant ico ' s ▁fe ast .