Xochiquetzal

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Xochiquetzal is an Aztec goddess associated with beauty, love, fertility, female sexuality, and the arts, often revered as a patron of young women and craftspeople.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Xochiquetzal canonical 3
Xōchiquetzal 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec goddess
Mesoamerican deity
abductedBy Tezcatlipoca
associatedWith arts
beauty
crafts
female sexuality
fertility
flowers
love
sexual pleasure
springtime
youth
consort Xochipilli
culture Aztec culture
surface form: Aztec
depictedWith butterflies
feathered headdress
flowers
rich garments
domain arts and crafts
beauty
fertility
love
sexuality
equivalentTo Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations)
festival Atlcahualo
surface form: Tlaxochimaco
gender female
languageName Xochiquetzal self-linksurface differs
surface form: Xōchiquetzal
nameMeaning Precious Flower
pantheon Aztec mythology
surface form: Aztec pantheon
parentOf Centeotl
surface form: Cinteotl
patronOf craftspeople
embroiderers
lovers
pregnant women
prostitutes
spinners
weavers
young women
religion Aztec mythology
surface form: Aztec religion
sibling Xochipilli
spouse Centeotl
Tlaloc
symbol butterfly
flower
spindle and whorl
worshippedBy Mexica
surface form: Aztecs

Nahua
surface form: Nahua peoples
worshippedIn Central Mexico

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tlaloc spouse Xochiquetzal
Aztec mythology hasCentralDeity Xochiquetzal
Xochiquetzal languageName Xochiquetzal self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Xōchiquetzal
Mesoamerican mythology hasDeity Xochiquetzal