Tonacacihuatl
Sign in to saveIn Aztec mythology, '''''' () was a creator and goddess of fertility, worshiped for peopling the earth and making it fruitful. Most Colonial-era manuscripts equate her with . was the consort of . She is also referred to as Ilhuicacihuātl or "Heavenly Lady."
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Aztec
- Deity.name
- Tonacacihuatl
- Deity.image
- Tonacacihuatl TellerianoRemensis.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Tōnacācihuātl as depicted in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis
- Deity.god_of
- Goddess of the Creation
- Deity.other_names
- Ometeotl, Omecihuatl, Citlalcueitl
- Deity.abode
- Omeyocan (Thirteenth Heaven)
- Deity.parents
- None (self-created)
- Deity.siblings
- None
- Deity.consort
- Tonacatecuhtli (Codex Zumarraga)
- Deity.children
- • With Ometecuhtli: Xipe-Totec, Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopochtli (Codex Zumarraga)• By fecund action: the 1,600 gods Nauhtzonteteo (Tecpatl)
- Deity.gender
- Female
- Deity.region
- Mesoamerica
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Aztec, Tlaxcaltec, Toltec (Nahoa)
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Origin and role
- Nauhtzonteteo
- Notes
- References
In Aztec mythology, '''''' () was a creator and goddess of fertility, worshiped for peopling the earth and making it fruitful. Most Colonial-era manuscripts equate her with . was the consort of . She is also referred to as Ilhuicacihuātl or "Heavenly Lady."
Tonacacihuatl is depicted in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis.
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