Chalchiuhtlatonal

deity water Aztec single tradition · 2

Chalchiuhtlatonal is a water god in the Aztec pantheon who is closely related to Chalchiuhtlicue. He belongs to the larger group of Aztec rain gods.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested
1200 CE
Attested period
1200 – 1521
Historical notes
Part of the Aztec rain god pantheon during the Postclassic period.

Relationships

allied with
Chalchiuhtlicue

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Sources

Source passages

“Chalchiuhtlicue belongs to a larger group of Aztec rain gods, and she is closely related to the water god Chalchiuhtlatonal.”

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“In Aztec mythology, Chalchiuhtlatonal was a god of water, related to Chalchiuhtlicue. He looks over the sea, and protects the animals living in it. It is said that he granted the gift of water to one human in 10,000 years to help look after the sea.”

#33475 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5