Tōnacātēcuhtli
In Aztec mythology, Tonacatecuhtli was a creator and fertility god, worshipped for populating the earth and making it fruitful. Most Colonial-era manuscripts equate him with Ōmetēcuhtli. His consort was Tonacacihuatl.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Aztec
- Deity.name
- Tonacatecuhtli
- Deity.image
- Tonacatecuhtli standing.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Tōnacātēcuhtli as depicted in the Codex Borgia
- Deity.god_of
- God of the Creation
- Deity.other_names
- Ometeotl, Ometecuhtli, Citlaltonac
- Deity.abode
- Omeyocan (Thirteenth Heaven)
- Deity.parents
- None (self-created)
- Deity.siblings
- None
- Deity.consort
- Tonacacihuatl
- Deity.children
- Xipe-Totec, Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopochtli (Codex Zumarraga)
- Deity.gender
- Male
Article
4 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Origin and role
- Notes
- References
In Aztec mythology, Tonacatecuhtli was a creator and fertility god, worshipped for populating the earth and making it fruitful. Most Colonial-era manuscripts equate him with Ōmetēcuhtli. His consort was Tonacacihuatl.
Tonacateuchtli is depicted in the Codex Borgia. thumb|Tonacacíhuatl and Tonacatecuhtli as depicted in the Codex Fejérváry-Mayer.