Etzalcualiztli
E163849
Etzalcualiztli was an Aztec religious festival dedicated to the rain god Tlaloc, marked by rituals and offerings to ensure rainfall and agricultural fertility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Etzalcualiztli canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1421108 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Etzalcualiztli Context triple: [Tlaloc, festival, Etzalcualiztli]
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A.
Panquetzaliztli
Panquetzaliztli is an important Aztec religious festival dedicated to the god Huitzilopochtli, marked by elaborate rituals, offerings, and public celebrations.
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B.
Ahuitzotl
Ahuitzotl was a powerful Aztec tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan known for expanding the empire to its greatest extent and overseeing major building projects, including the enlargement of the Templo Mayor.
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C.
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday that commemorates the 1862 victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla and is widely celebrated, especially in the United States, as a festival of Mexican culture and heritage.
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D.
Xochicueyetl
Xochicueyetl was a noblewoman of the Aztec elite best known as the mother of the emperor Moctezuma II.
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E.
Haabʼ
Haabʼ is the 365-day solar calendar used by the ancient Maya civilization to track the agricultural year and civil events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Etzalcualiztli Target entity description: Etzalcualiztli was an Aztec religious festival dedicated to the rain god Tlaloc, marked by rituals and offerings to ensure rainfall and agricultural fertility.
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A.
Panquetzaliztli
Panquetzaliztli is an important Aztec religious festival dedicated to the god Huitzilopochtli, marked by elaborate rituals, offerings, and public celebrations.
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B.
Ahuitzotl
Ahuitzotl was a powerful Aztec tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan known for expanding the empire to its greatest extent and overseeing major building projects, including the enlargement of the Templo Mayor.
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C.
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday that commemorates the 1862 victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla and is widely celebrated, especially in the United States, as a festival of Mexican culture and heritage.
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D.
Xochicueyetl
Xochicueyetl was a noblewoman of the Aztec elite best known as the mother of the emperor Moctezuma II.
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E.
Haabʼ
Haabʼ is the 365-day solar calendar used by the ancient Maya civilization to track the agricultural year and civil events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec religious festival
ⓘ
Mesoamerican ritual event ⓘ |
| associatedCrop |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Tlaloc
ⓘ
Tlaloc ⓘ
surface form:
Tlaloc’s tlaloque (rain spirits)
|
| associatedDomain | agriculture ⓘ |
| associatedElement | water ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agricultural fertility
ⓘ
rain ⓘ |
| calendar |
Mesoamerican calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec solar calendar
|
| culture |
Aztec culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec
|
| dedicatedTo | Tlaloc ⓘ |
| duration | 20 days ⓘ |
| etymology | from Nahuatl words for “maize and beans cooked together” ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Tlaloc ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
ceremonies on mountain tops
ⓘ
offerings of food to Tlaloc ⓘ processions to bodies of water ⓘ sacrifices to rain deities ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
petition for rain
ⓘ
renewal of agricultural cycle ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Nahuatl ⓘ |
| mainFoodOffering | maize and beans stew ⓘ |
| partOf | Aztec ceremonial year ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Aztec commoners
ⓘ
Aztec priesthood ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec priests
|
| positionInCalendar | sixth veintena ⓘ |
| preColumbian | true ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure rainfall
ⓘ
to promote agricultural fertility ⓘ |
| recordedInSource |
Florentine Codex
ⓘ
surface form:
Fray Bernardino de Sahagún’s Florentine Codex
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| relatedFestival |
Atemoztli
ⓘ
Huey Tozoztli ⓘ Tozoztontli ⓘ |
| religion | Aztec religion ⓘ |
| sacredPlaces |
lakes
ⓘ
mountains ⓘ springs ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
around June
ⓘ
early rainy season ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Etzalcualiztli Description of subject: Etzalcualiztli was an Aztec religious festival dedicated to the rain god Tlaloc, marked by rituals and offerings to ensure rainfall and agricultural fertility.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.