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Xōchiquetzal
Aztec deity / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Aztec mythology, Xochiquetzal (Classical Nahuatl: Xōchiquetzal [ʃoːt͡ʃiˈket͡saɬ]), also called Ichpochtli Classical Nahuatl: Ichpōchtli [itʃˈpoːtʃtɬi], meaning "maiden"),[7] 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.
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Xochiquetzal | |
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Goddess of beauty and love, lady of flowers, young women and fertility | |
![]() Xōchiquetzal as depicted in the Codex Borgia. | |
Other names | Xochiquetzalli, Xochitl, Macuixochiquetzalli |
Abode | Tamoanchan (Codex Ríos)[1] |
Gender | Female |
Region | Mesoamerica |
Ethnic group | Aztec, Tlaxcaltec, Toltec (Nahoa) |
Festivals | Tlaxochimaco, Miccailhuitontli |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Xochitlicue (Codex Ramírez)[2] |
Siblings | Xochipilli |
Consort | • Tlaloc (Codex Ríos)[1] • Tezcatlipoca (Codex Ríos)[1] • Piltzintecuhtli (Codex Zumarraga)[3] • Cinteotl (Codex Le Tellier)[3] • Xiuhtecuhtli (Codex Florentine)[4] |
Children | With Piltzintecuhtli: Cinteotl (Codex Zumarraga)[5][6] |
Equivalents | |
Greek equivalent | Aphrodite |
Maya equivalent | Ixchel (God O) |
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