Ixchel

Also known as Ix Chel, Chak Chel

thumb|right|Ixchel in the Dresden Codex Ixchel or Ix Chel is the 16th-century name of the aged jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine in ancient Maya culture.

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Deity.type: Maya
Deity.name: Ixchel
Deity.deity_of: Goddess of Fertility, midwifery, medicine, and water
Deity.caption: Reconstructed 2D-portrait of Ixchel
Deity.other_names: Ix Chel
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Deity.cult_centre: --> Cozumel, Tabasco
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Deity.animals: Jaguar

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Contents

Identification
Meaning of the name
Confusion with the moon goddess
Ixchel as an earth and a war goddess
Ixchel as a rain goddess
Mythology
Cult of Ixchel
In popular culture
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography

thumb|right|Ixchel in the Dresden Codex Ixchel or Ix Chel is the 16th-century name of the aged jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine in ancient Maya culture.

She corresponds to Toci, an Aztec earth goddess inhabiting the sweatbath. She is related to another Aztec goddess invoked at birth, viz. Cihuacoatl (or Ilamatecuhtli).