Xochiquetzal
Sign in to saveAlso known as Xochiquétzal, Xochiquetzalli, Xochiketsalli, Xōchiquetzalli
thumb|Xochiquetzal, from the Codex Rios, 16th century. In Aztec mythology, Xochiquetzal ( ), also called Ichpochtli ( , meaning "maiden"), was a goddess associated with fertility, beauty, and love, serving as a protector of young mothers and a patroness of pregnancy, childbirth, and the crafts practiced by women such as weaving and embroidery. In pre-Hispanic Maya culture, a similar figure is Goddess I.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Aztec
- Deity.name
- Xochiquetzal
- Deity.deity_of
- Goddess of Beauty, Love, and FlowersProtector of Women
- Deity.image
- File:Xochiquetzal from Codex Borgia.jpg
- Deity.other_names
- Xochiquetzalli, Xochitl, Macuixochiquetzalli
- Deity.caption
- Xōchiquetzal as depicted in the Codex Borgia.
- Deity.abode
- Tamoanchan (Codex Ríos)
- Deity.consort
- • Tlaloc (Codex Ríos)• Tezcatlipoca (Codex Ríos)• Piltzintecuhtli (Codex Zumarraga)• Cinteotl (Codex Le Tellier)• Xiuhtecuhtli (Codex Florentine)
- Deity.parents
- Xochitlicue (Codex Ramírez)
- Deity.siblings
- Xochipilli
- Deity.children
- Cinteotl (Codex Zumarraga) With Piltzintecuhtli
- Deity.gender
- Female
- Deity.region
- Mesoamerica
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Aztec, Tlaxcaltec, Toltec (Nahua)
- Deity.greek_equivalent
- Aphrodite
- Deity.maya_equivalent
- Ixchel (God O)
- Deity.festivals
- Tlaxochimaco, Miccailhuitontli
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- Notes
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thumb|Xochiquetzal, from the Codex Rios, 16th century. In Aztec mythology, Xochiquetzal ( ), also called Ichpochtli ( , meaning "maiden"), was a goddess associated with fertility, beauty, and love, serving as a protector of young mothers and a patroness of pregnancy, childbirth, and the crafts practiced by women such as weaving and embroidery. In pre-Hispanic Maya culture, a similar figure is Goddess I.
==Name== The name Xōchiquetzal is a compound of xōchitl (“flower”) and quetzalli (“precious feather; quetzal tail feather”). In Classical Nahuatl morphology, the first element in a compound modifies the second and thus the goddess' name can literally be taken to mean “flower precious feather” or ”flower quetzal feather”. Her alternative name, Ichpōchtli, corresponds to a personalized usage of ichpōchtli (“maiden, young woman”).
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