Ōmetēuctli
Ōmetēuctli is a heavenly father who, along with Ōmecihuātl, formed and created newborns in the place of duality above the nine heavens. Aztec midwives would tell newborns after bathing them, "You were created in the place of duality, the place above the nine heavens. Your mother and father—Ōmetēuctli and Ōmecihuātl, the heavenly lady—formed you, created you."
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When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 1600
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Florentine Codex.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Quaxolotl, Quetzalcoatl, Tōnacātēcuhtli, Tōnacācihuātl, Tlaltecuhtli
- consort of
- Omecihuatl
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In the Florentine Codex, Sahagún relates that Aztec midwives would tell newborns after bathing them, "You were created in the place of duality, the place above the nine heavens. Your mother and father—Ōmetēuctli and Ōmecihuātl, the heavenly lady—formed you, created you."”
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“Your father and mother—Ōmetēuctli and Ōmecihuātl, the heavenly woman—formed you, created you.”
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