Ciuacouatl
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Ciuacouatl is a female Aztec deity associated with Xochimilco. Eduard Seler believes that Duran confused Ciuacouatl with Chantico due to the proximity of the cities with which they are respectively associated with. However, H.B. Nicholson regards such a viewpoint as "dubious."
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Chantico
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“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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