Chicomecoatl
Sign in to saveIn Aztec mythology, Chicōmecōātl "Seven Serpent", was the Aztec goddess of agriculture during the Middle Culture period. She is sometimes called "goddess of nourishment", a goddess of plenty and the female aspect of maize.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- aztec
- Deity.name
- Chicōmecōātl
- Deity.image
- File:Chicomecoatl 1.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Chicōmecōātl, as depicted in the Codex Borgia
- Deity.gender
- female
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Significance of Name
- Appearance & Depiction
- Festivals
- See also
- References
In Aztec mythology, Chicōmecōātl "Seven Serpent", was the Aztec goddess of agriculture during the Middle Culture period. She is sometimes called "goddess of nourishment", a goddess of plenty and the female aspect of maize.
More generally, Chicōmecōātl can be described as a deity of food, drink, and human livelihood.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chicomecoatl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.