Tōnacātēcuhtli
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In Aztec mythology, Tonacatecuhtli was a creator and fertility god, worshipped for populating the earth and making it fruitful. Most Colonial-era manuscripts equate him with Ōmetēcuhtli. His consort was Tonacacihuatl.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Tōnacātēcuhtli is referenced by 152 other articles, and connects out to Itzpapalotl, Huitzilopochtli and Xochipilli.
Vinony files it under Aztec gods, Creator gods and Fertility gods.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Aztec
- Deity.name
- Tonacatecuhtli
- Deity.image
- Tonacatecuhtli standing.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Tōnacātēcuhtli as depicted in the Codex Borgia
- Deity.god_of
- God of the Creation
- Deity.other_names
- Ometeotl, Ometecuhtli, Citlaltonac
- Deity.abode
- Omeyocan (Thirteenth Heaven)
- Deity.parents
- None (self-created)
- Deity.siblings
- None
- Deity.consort
- Tonacacihuatl
- Deity.children
- Xipe-Totec, Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopochtli (Codex Zumarraga)
- Deity.gender
- Male
- Deity.region
- Mesoamerica
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Aztec (Nahua)
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Child
- Huitzilopochtli
- Image
- Tonacatecuhtli standing.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- unmarried partner
- Tonacacihuatl
- Commons category
- Tonacatecuhtli
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Origin and role
- Notes
- References
In Aztec mythology, Tonacatecuhtli was a creator and fertility god, worshipped for populating the earth and making it fruitful. Most Colonial-era manuscripts equate him with Ōmetēcuhtli. His consort was Tonacacihuatl.
Tonacateuchtli is depicted in the Codex Borgia. thumb|Tonacacíhuatl and Tonacatecuhtli as depicted in the Codex Fejérváry-Mayer.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tōnacātēcuhtli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.