Centeōtl
deity earth Aztec single tradition · 5
The maize god Centeōtl is regarded as the male counterpart of Chicōmecōātl, their symbol being an ear of corn.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 1600
- Historical notes
- Middle Culture period of Aztec civilization.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Xiuhtecuhtli, Piltzintecuhtli, Xīlōnen, Oxomoco, Cipactonal, Tezcatlipōca, Tlaloc, Tonatiuh
- consort of
- Xochiquetzal, Cinteotl, Lady Chicomecōātl
- aspect of
- Chicomecōātl
- child of
- Tlazolteotl, Xochiquetzal, Piltzintecuhtli
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (5)
Source passages
“She is regarded as the female counterpart of the maize god Centeōtl, their symbol being an ear of corn.”
#14930 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“He was considered the father of Centeōtl, a deity who was sacrificed in order to bring forth plants.”
#17022 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“They are sons of the goddess Centeōtl and the god Cinteōtl.”
#33480 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In Aztec mythology, Centeōtl [senˈteoːt͡ɬ], also known as Centeōcihuātl or Cinteōtl, is the maize deity.”
#33490 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat