Pitao Cozobi

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Pitao Cozobi is the Zapotec god of maize and agricultural fertility, central to their farming and religious life.

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Pitao Cozobi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural deity
deity
maize deity
associatedWith crop growth
farming
food abundance
harvest
category Agricultural gods in Mesoamerica
culture Zapotec civilization
domain agricultural fertility
maize
ethnicGroup Zapotec people
function ensuring fertility of fields
ensuring good harvests
gender male (attributed in most reconstructions)
importance central to Zapotec farming life
central to Zapotec religious life
languageContext Zapotecan languages
surface form: Zapotec languages
mythology Mesoamerican mythology
pantheon Zapotec religion
surface form: Zapotec pantheon
region Pre-Columbian Oaxaca
religion Zapotec religion
role protector of maize crops
provider of agricultural fertility
symbol corn cob
maize plant
timePeriod Pre-Hispanic era
typeOf Mesoamerican maize god
worshipedBy Zapotec farmers
worshipedIn Oaxaca state
surface form: Oaxaca region

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Zapotec traditionalDeity Pitao Cozobi