Cinteotl
deity earth Aztec single tradition · 3
Cinteotl is the name generally given to maize consumed following the harvest season.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- Attested period
- 1400 – 1600
- Historical notes
- Aztec period.
Relationships
- consort of
- Centeōtl, Lady Chicomecōātl
- syncretized with
- Chicomecōātl
- co occurs with
- Quetzalcoatl
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Dried seed maize, harvested and retained for the following year, bore the title Chicomecōātl, while maize consumed following harvest season was generally referred to as Cinteotl.”
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“According to sources, Cinteotl is the god of maize and subsistence and Centeōtl corresponds to Chicomecōātl, the goddess of agriculture. In the Tōnalpōhualli, a 260-day sacred calendar used by many ancient Mesoamerican cultures, Centeōtl is the Lord of the Day for days numbered seven”
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