Goddess I
Goddess I ('White Woman') appears to be the terrestrial counterpart of the Moon Goddess. Almanacs are devoted to her in the three Post-Classic codices.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – 1521
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Dresden Codex (14th century).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mama Ocllo, Mother goddess, Mother Nature, god L, rain god, death god, Xquic, Po 'Moon', Kinich Ahau, God D, Twins, Maya maize god, aged god L, Ix Chel, Pachamama, Atabey, Bhumi, Gaia
- syncretized with
- Xochiquetzal
- aspect of
- moon goddess
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Goddess I”
#912 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“In the three Post-Classic codices, the Moon Goddess is underrepresented. Instead, one finds almanacs devoted to what appears to be her terrestrial counterpart, the Goddess I ('White Woman').”
#18853 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In pre-Hispanic Maya culture, a similar figure is Goddess I.”
#33417 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Although in the codices and in Classic Period art, goddess I is not clearly identified with the Maya moon goddess (who can be recognized by her rabbit pet and the lunar crescent), her main functions seem largely to coincide with those of the Moon (excepting the Moon's strong association with water and rain).”
#33812 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat