Centeotl
Aztec/Mexica · deity · cosmogonic · Recorded classification
Maize deity of sustenance; son of Xochiquetzal (or Tlazolteotl) in the codices.
Parentage
- parent: Xochiquetzal
- parent: Tlazolteotl
Domains
- maize
- sustenance and agriculture
- fertility
Powers
- Embody and quicken the growth of maize
- Quicken and ripen the maize through its growth
Epithets
- Centeōtl the Maize-Cob GodSahagún, Florentine Codex, Book 1 (primary)
Relations
- interpretatio: Pitao CozobiPitao Cozobi, the Zapotec god of maize and abundant sustenance, is the standard Oaxacan equivalent of the Central-Mexican maize lord Centeotl.Fray Juan de Cordova, Vocabulario en lengua capoteca (1578); Marcus & Flannery, Zapotec Civilization (1996); Miller & Taube (1993) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Sahagún, Florentine Codex, Books I, II (primary)