Tonantzin
Sign in to savethumb|Stone figure of Tonatzin found at the Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones, [[Mexico City]] Tonantzin ( ) is a Nahuatl title composed of to- "our" + nān "mother" + -tzin "(honorific suffix)". When addressing Tonantzin directly, men use the suffixed vocative form Tonāntziné [], and women use the unsuffixed vocative form Tonāntzín [].
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- Tonantzin
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thumb|Stone figure of Tonatzin found at the Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones, [[Mexico City]] Tonantzin ( ) is a Nahuatl title composed of to- "our" + nān "mother" + -tzin "(honorific suffix)". When addressing Tonantzin directly, men use the suffixed vocative form Tonāntziné [], and women use the unsuffixed vocative form Tonāntzín [].
==Aspects== Such Goddesses as "Mother Earth", the "Goddess of Sustenance", "Honored Grandmother", "Snake", "Bringer of Maize" and "Mother of Corn" can all be called Tonantzin, as it is an honorific title comparable to "Our Lady" or "Our Great Mother". Other indigenous (Nahuatl) names include Chicōmexōchitl [] (literally "Seven Flower") and Chālchiuhcihuātl [] (literally "Emerald/Jade Woman"). A "Tonāntzin" was honored during the movable feast of Xōchilhuitl [].