Tlalcihuatl
deity earth Aztec single tradition · 3
Tlalcihuatl is one of the Aztec earth gods, part of the divine couple with Tlaltecuhtli. Together they were created by the Tezcatlipocas and are the parents of three daughters: Xochitlicue, Coatlicue, and Chimalma.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Aztec mythology.
Relationships
- created by
- Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipōca
- co occurs with
- Citlallatonac, Xiuhtecuhtli, Xantico, Meztli, Cipactli, Huitzilopochtli, Xochipilli, Xochiquetzal, Mictlantecuhtli, Tlaloc, Nanahuatzin, Tonatiuh, Mictecacihuatl, Ometecuhtli, Omecihuatl, Chalchiuhtlicue
- parent of
- Chīmalmā, Coatlicue, Xochitlicue
- consort of
- Tlaltecuhtli
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“One of the three daughters of Tlaltecuhtli and Tlalcihuatl, the couple of the earth gods created by the Tezcatlipocas”
#15075 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The Tezcatlipocas created four couple-gods to control the waters by Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue; the Earth by Tlaltecuhtli and Tlalcihuatl; the underworld (Mictlan) by Mictlantecuhtli and Mictecacihuatl; and the fire by Xantico and Xiuhtecuhtli.”
#33334 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“they made Tlalcihuatl, 'Lady of the earth', come down from heaven, and Tlaltecuhtli, 'Lord of the earth', would be her consort.”
#33634 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5