Tlaloc

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Aztec god Mesoamerican deity deity rain god

Tlaloc is the ancient Mesoamerican rain and storm god, especially revered by the Aztecs as a powerful bringer of fertility and destructive floods.

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 → Mesoamerican →
direction	east →
domain	agriculture → fertility → mountains → rain → storms → water →
equivalentInMaya	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 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 Mesoamerica →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ahuitzotl → Templo Mayor →	associatedWithDeity
Mexica → Toltec civilization →	majorDeity
Monolith of Tlaloc →	associatedDeity
Templo Mayor →	dedicatedTo
Tenochtitlan →	dedicatedToDeity
Monolith of Tlaloc →	depicts
Tlaloc ("Chaac") →	equivalentInMaya
Mesoamerica →	hasKeyDeity
Cempoala →	mainDeityVenerated
Nahua →	majorDeityHistorically
Aztec Empire →	pantheonIncludes
Huitzilopochtli →	sharesTemploMayorWith