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In Aztec mythology, maize (which was called Cintli in Nahuatl, the Aztec spoken language) was brought to this world by Quetzalcoatl and it is associated with the group of stars known commonly today as the Pleiades. [12] At the beginning of the year (most likely around February), Aztec workers would plant the young maize.
Piltzintēuctli, god of the visions. In Aztec mythology, he is associated with Mercury (the planet that is visible just before sunrise or just after sunset) and healing. Citlalatonac, god of female stars in the Milky Way. Mixcōātl, god of hunting and old god of hurricanes and storms. Mixcoatl is associated with the Milky Way.
Centeotl, god of maize; Tlaloc, god of rain, lightning and thunder. He is a fertility god. Quetzalcoatl, god of life, light and wisdom, lord of the winds and the day, ruler of the West. Tezcatlipoca, god of providence, the darkness and the invisible, lord of the night, ruler of the North. Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, god of dawn
In Aztec mythology, Chicōmecōātl [t͡ʃikoːmeˈkoːaːt͡ɬ] "Seven Serpent", was the Aztec goddess of agriculture during the Middle Culture period. [1] She is sometimes called "goddess of nourishment", a goddess of plenty and the female aspect of maize .
Whereas the foliated maize god is a one-dimensional vegetation spirit, the tonsured maize god's functions are much more diverse. When performing ritually, the latter typically wears a netted jade skirt and a belt with a large spondylus shell covering the loins. On stelae, it is a queen rather than a king that tends to represent the tonsured ...
Gods of maize and fertility. Xipe Totec: meaning "our flayed lord", fertility god associated with spring, patron god of goldsmiths; Centeotl: god of maize [25] Chicomecoatl: goddess of agriculture; Xilonen: goddess of tender maize; Xochipilli: meaning "flower prince", god of happiness, flowers, pleasure, and fertility; Gods of death and the ...
In Aztec mythology, the Cintēteo (Nahuatl pronunciation: [sinteːˈteoʔ]) are the four gods of maize. They are sons of the goddess Centeōtl and the god Cinteōtl. Their names are: [1] Iztāc-Cinteōtl (meaning white corn) Tlatlauhca-Cinteōtl (meaning red corn) Cozauhca-Cinteōtl (meaning yellow corn) Yayauhca-Cinteōtl (meaning black corn)
Annotated image of Xipe Totec sculpture. In Aztec mythology, Xipe Totec (/ ˈ ʃ iː p ə ˈ t oʊ t ɛ k /; Classical Nahuatl: Xīpe Totēc [ˈʃiːpe ˈtoteːk(ʷ)]) or Xipetotec [3] ("Our Lord the Flayed One") [4] was a life-death-rebirth deity, god of agriculture, vegetation, the east, spring, goldsmiths, silversmiths, liberation, deadly warfare, the seasons, [5] and the earth. [6]