Tōnacātēcuhtli

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Tōnacātēcuhtli is one half of the creator couple Ōmeteōtl, along with Tōnacācihuātl. He is the father of Huitzilopochtli, Quetzalcoatl, Xīpe Tōtec, and Tezcatlipōca.

↻ synthesized from 7 sources

When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
-1500 – 2020
Historical notes
Mentioned in the context of punishing Chantico.

Relationships

aspect of
Ōmeteōtl, Ometecuhtli
enemy of
Quaxolotl

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Sources

Source passages

“parents being the creator couple of the Ōmeteōtl (Tōnacātēcuhtli and Tōnacācihuātl) while his brothers were Quetzalcōātl ("Precious Serpent" or "Quetzal-Feathered Serpent"), Xīpe Tōtec ("Our Lord Flayed"), and Tezcatlipōca”

#11685 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Tōnacācihuātl and her counterpart Tōnacātēcuhtli resided in Ōmeyōcān, the 13th, highest heaven, from which human souls descended to earth. In the Codex Chimalpopoca, Tōnacātēcuhtli and Tōnacācihuātl are listed as one of several pairs of gods to whom Quetzalcoatl prays.”

#33431 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The History of the Mexicans as Told by Their Paintings names the inhabitants of the uppermost heaven Tōnacātēcuhtli and Tonacacihuatl (Lord and Lady of Abundance).”

#33586 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat

“Tōnacātēcuhtli was the Central Mexican form of the aged creator god common to Mesoamerican religion.”

#33704 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat