Tlaloc
deity in Aztec religion; a god of rain, fertility, and water / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tlaloc is one of the pantheon of gods in Aztec religion.
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Tlaloc | |
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God of lightning, rain and earthquakes[1] | |
Other names | Nonohualco, Tlaloctlamacazqui, Tlaloccantecutli |
Abode | • Tlalocan[1] • Ilhuicatl-Meztli (1st Heaven)[1] • Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl (Gulf of Mexico)[1] |
Gender | Male |
Region | Mesoamerica |
Ethnic group | Aztec (Nahoa) |
Festivals | Etzalcualiztli |
Personal information | |
Consort | Xochiquetzal (1st) and Chalchiuhtlicue (2nd)[1] |
Children | • With Chalchiuhtlicue: the Tlaloque (Nappatecuhtli, Tomiyauhtecuhtli, Opochtli, Yauhtli)[1] and Huixtocihuatl[2] |
Parents | Created by the Tezcatlipocas (Codex Zumarraga)[3] |
Siblings | None |
Equivalents | |
Mixtec equivalent | Ñuhu-Dzahui |
Zapotec equivalent | Pitao-Cocijo |
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