Centeotl
Aztec/Mexica · deity · cosmogonic · deity
Maize deity of sustenance; son of Xochiquetzal (or Tlazolteotl) in the codices.
Parentage
Domains
- maize
- sustenance and agriculture
- fertility
Powers
- Embody and quicken the growth of maize
- Quicken and ripen the maize through its growth
Epithets
Relations
Sources
- Sahagún, Florentine Codex, Books I, II
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