Tlaloc
deity in Aztec religion; a god of rain, fertility, and water
Tlaloc is one of the pantheon of gods in Aztec religion.
| Tlaloc | |
|---|---|
God of lightning, rain and earthquakes[1] | |
 Tlaloc as depicted in the Codex Magliabechiano | |
| 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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References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Cecilio A. Robelo (1905). Diccionario de Mitología Nahoa (in Spanish). Editorial Porrúa. pp. 567, 568, 569, 570, 571. ISBN 970-07-3149-9.
- ↑ Cecilio A. Robelo (1905). Diccionario de Mitología Nahoa (in Spanish). Editorial Porrúa. pp. 206, 207. ISBN 970-07-3149-9.
- ↑ Cecilio A. Robelo (1905). Diccionario de Mitología Nahoa (in Spanish). Editorial Porrúa. p. 351. ISBN 970-07-3149-9.
Other websites change
Media related to Tlaloc at Wikimedia Commons- Tlaloc image at the Federation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
