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Tlazolteotl
Sign in to savethumb|From the Codex Borbonicus, this shows the 13th [[trecena of the Aztec sacred calendar (tonalpohualli). The deity Tlazolteotl is wearing a flayed human skin and giving birth to Cinteotl. The 13 day-signs of this trecena, starting with 1 Earthquake, begin at the bottom left and wrap around.]] In Aztec mythology, Tlahzolteōtl (or , ) is a deity of sex, sexuality, lust, carnality, sin, vice, impurity, temptation, fertility, purification, absolution, steam baths, and a patroness of adulterers. She is known by three names, ("she who eats or filthy excrescence [sin]") and ("the death caused by
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Aztec
- Deity.name
- Tlahzolteōtl
- Deity.image
- Tlazoteotl 7.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Tlahzolteōtl as depicted in the Codex Borgia
- Deity.god_of
- Goddess of Sex, Sexuality, Lust, and Purification
- Deity.other_names
- Tlahēlcuāni, Tlahzōlmiquiztli, Īxcuinān
- Deity.member_of
- the Nauhtzonteteo
- Deity.abode
- Tlalticpac
- Deity.parents
- Omecihuatl (Emerged by Tecpatl)
- Deity.siblings
- the Nauhtzonteteo (1,600 gods)
- Deity.children
- With Piltzintecuhtli: Cinteotl (Codex Florentine)
- Deity.gender
- Female
- Deity.region
- Mesoamerica
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Aztec (Nahua)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- goddess
- Gender
- female
- Child
- Xochiquetzal
- Image
- Tlazotéotl 5.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Aztec religion
- Quadripartite deities
- Sin
- Forgiveness of sin
- Purification
- Dirt eating
- Festival
- In popular culture
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|From the Codex Borbonicus, this shows the 13th [[trecena of the Aztec sacred calendar (tonalpohualli). The deity Tlazolteotl is wearing a flayed human skin and giving birth to Cinteotl. The 13 day-signs of this trecena, starting with 1 Earthquake, begin at the bottom left and wrap around.]] In Aztec mythology, Tlahzolteōtl (or , ) is a deity of sex, sexuality, lust, carnality, sin, vice, impurity, temptation, fertility, purification, absolution, steam baths, and a patroness of adulterers. She is known by three names, ("she who eats or filthy excrescence [sin]") and ("the death caused by lust"), and or (, Deity of Cotton), the latter of which refers to a quadripartite association of four sister deities.
is the deity for the 13th of the sacred 260-day calendar Tōnalpōhualli, the one beginning with the day , or First Movement. She is associated with the day sign of the jaguar.
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