Chantico
deity earth Aztec single tradition · 1
Chantico, meaning 'she who dwells in the house,' is the Aztec deity presiding over the fires in the family hearth. She was punished by Tonacatecuhtli for breaking a fast by eating paprika with roasted fish, resulting in her transformation into a dog. Chantico is associated with the town of Xochimilco, stonecutters, and warriorship.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 1500
- Historical notes
- Described in various Pre-Columbian and colonial codices.
Relationships
- manifests as
- dog
- co occurs with
- Tōnacātēcuhtli, Xolotl
- syncretized with
- Ciuacouatl
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“reference to the deity Chantico by name, but does reference a female deity Ciuacouatl which he associates with Xochimilco. Eduard Seler, a German anthropologist known for his extensive study of Mesoamerican cultures, notes in his commentary on the Codex Vaticanus B that he believes that Duran confused the Aztec deity Ciuacouatl with Chantico”
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