Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations)
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Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations) is a major Mesoamerican deity associated with the moon, fertility, childbirth, medicine, and weaving.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations) canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya goddess
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
childbirth
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ medicine ⓘ moon ⓘ rainbow ⓘ water ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| category |
Maya goddesses
ⓘ
fertility goddesses ⓘ lunar deities ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
old woman
ⓘ
young woman ⓘ |
| domain |
female cycles
ⓘ
night ⓘ tides ⓘ |
| functionInMythology |
controller of lunar cycles
ⓘ
giver of fertility ⓘ protector of women in labor ⓘ provider of medicinal knowledge ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
mature mother aspect
ⓘ
old crone aspect ⓘ young maiden aspect ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
rainbow
ⓘ
snake headdress ⓘ water jar ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Yucatec Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaningInterpretation | "Lady Rainbow" (one common interpretation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCultCenter | Cozumel sanctuary of Ixchel ⓘ |
| patronOf |
childbirth
ⓘ
healers ⓘ midwives ⓘ pregnant women ⓘ weavers ⓘ |
| region | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| role |
goddess of fertility
ⓘ
goddess of healing ⓘ goddess of midwifery ⓘ goddess of the moon ⓘ patroness of pregnant women ⓘ patroness of weavers ⓘ |
| spouseInMythology | Itzamna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Maya peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Isla Mujeres
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Island of Cozumel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.