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Cocijo

deity sky Zapotecs single tradition · 4

Cocijo is a deity among the Zapotecs. Chaac corresponds to Tlaloc among the Aztecs and Cocijo among the Zapotecs.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
1000 BCE
Attested period
-1000 – 2020
Historical notes
Commonly represented on ceramics from the Zapotec area from the Middle Preclassic through to the Terminal Classic period.

Relationships

syncretized with
Tezcatlipōca, Huracan, U Kʼux Kaj, God K, Bolon Tzacab, Tohil, Chaac, K'awiil
co occurs with
Coquihani, Cozobi, Huetexi Pea, Cozaana, Huichaana, Copiycha, Pezeelao, Xoo, Peeze, Paa, Ziy, Xicala, Pecala, Tlaloc

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (4)
  1. Chaac
  2. List of Zapotec deities
  3. Cocijo
  4. Huracan

Source passages

“Chaac corresponds to Tlaloc among the Aztecs and Cocijo among the Zapotecs.”

#32907 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Cocijo, god of rain”

#33288 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The worship of Cocijo continued into early Colonial times. In the late 1540s, three community leaders of Yanhuitlán were accused of making sacrifices to the deity, including human sacrifices”

#33308 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Related deities are Tohil in Kʼiche mythology, Bolon Tzacab in Yucatec mythology, Cocijo in Zapotec mythology, and Tezcatlipoca in Aztec mythology.”

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