Ōmeteōtl
deity Aztec single tradition · 4
Ōmeteōtl is the creator couple, consisting of Tōnacātēcuhtli and Tōnacācihuātl, who are the parents of Huitzilopochtli, Quetzalcoatl, Xīpe Tōtec, and Tezcatlipōca. They instructed Huitzilopochtli and Quetzalcoatl to bring order to the world.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested from Mesoamerican cuneiform tablets through modern traditions.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ōmeyōcān, Centzonuitznaua, Coyolxauhqui, Tloquenahuaque, Coatlicue, Tezcatlipōca, Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, Ometecuhtli, Omecihuatl, Xolotl, Chimalman, Mixcoatl, Quetzalpetlatl, Xipe-Totec, Cihuacoatl, Xochiquetzal
- parent of
- Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipōca, Quetzalcoatl, Xipe-Totec
- consort of
- Tōnacātēcuhtli, Tōnacācihuātl
- has aspect
- Tōnacātēcuhtli, Tōnacācihuātl
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“One story tells of the cosmic creation and Huitzilopochtli's role in it. According to this legend, he was the smallest son of four — his parents being the creator couple of the Ōmeteōtl (Tōnacātēcuhtli and Tōnacācihuātl)”
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“León-Portilla further argues that Ōmeteōtl was the supreme creator deity of the Aztecs, and that the Aztecs envisioned this deity as a mystical entity with a dual nature.”
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