Chimalman

deity Aztec single tradition · 3

Chimalman or Chīmalmā is a goddess in Aztec mythology. The Aztecs considered her to be the mother of the Toltec gods Quetzalcoatl and Xolotl. Her name means "shield-hand."

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When

First attested
1558 CE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Documented in the Manuscript of 1558.

Relationships

parent of
Xolotl, Quetzalcoatl
sibling of
Ītzpāpālōtl

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Sources

Source passages

“Chimalman or Chīmalmā /t͡ʃiːmalmaː/ is a goddess in Aztec mythology, and was considered by the Aztecs to be the mother of the Toltec gods Quetzalcoatl and Xolotl. Her name means "shield-hand."”

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“According to the Manuscript of 1558, section VII, Itzpapalotl was one of two divine 2-headed doe-deers (the other one being Chimalman) who temporarily transformed themselves into women in order to seduce men.”

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“In a version of the myth, Quetzalcoatl was born by a virgin named Chimalman, to whom the god Ometeotl appeared in a dream. In another story, the virgin Chimalman conceived Quetzalcoatl by swallowing an emerald.”

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