Tlaloc
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Tlaloc is the ancient Mesoamerican rain and storm god, especially revered by the Aztecs as a powerful bringer of fertility and destructive floods.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tlaloc canonical | 39 |
| Chaac | 1 |
| Tlaloc’s tlaloque (rain spirits) | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec god
ⓘ
Mesoamerican deity ⓘ deity ⓘ rain god ⓘ |
| afterlifeDomain | Tlalocan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
caves
ⓘ
fertility of the earth ⓘ floods ⓘ hail ⓘ lightning ⓘ maize ⓘ springs ⓘ thunder ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec
Mesoamerican ⓘ |
| direction | east ⓘ |
| domain |
agriculture
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ mountains ⓘ rain ⓘ storms ⓘ water ⓘ |
| equivalentInMaya |
Tlaloc
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaac
|
| equivalentInZapotec | Cocijo ⓘ |
| festival |
Atlcahualo
ⓘ
Etzalcualiztli ⓘ Tozoztontli ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| halfOfTwinTempleWith | Huitzilopochtli ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature |
fangs
ⓘ
goggle-like eyes ⓘ headdress of feathers ⓘ lightning bolts ⓘ water jars ⓘ |
| majorTemple |
Mount Tlaloc
ⓘ
Templo Mayor ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Aztec mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec pantheon
|
| receivesSoulsOf |
those who die by drowning
ⓘ
those who die by lightning ⓘ those who die of water-related diseases ⓘ |
| requires |
child sacrifice
ⓘ
human sacrifice ⓘ |
| residence | Tlalocan ⓘ |
| role |
bringer of destructive storms
ⓘ
bringer of life-giving rain ⓘ protector of farmers ⓘ punisher through drought and hail ⓘ |
| spouse |
Chalchiuhtlicue
ⓘ
Xochiquetzal ⓘ |
| worshipCenter | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
surface form:
Postclassic Mesoamerica
|
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chaac
subject surface form:
Huitzilopochtli
this entity surface form:
Tlaloc’s tlaloque (rain spirits)