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

syncretized with
Chicomecōātl
co occurs with
Quetzalcoatl

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Sources

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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