Tlaloques
deity water Aztec single tradition · 1
The Tlaloques were rain gods in Aztec religion and the younger brothers of Huixtocihuatl. According to the Florentine Codex, Huixtocihuatl angered them by mocking them, and in response they banished her to the salt beds.
When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in the Florentine Codex as the younger brothers who banished Huixtocihuatl to the salt beds.
Relationships
- sibling of
- Huixtocihuatl
- co occurs with
- Tlaloc
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“It records that Huixtocihuatl angered her younger brothers, the Tlaloques, by mocking them, so they banished her to the salt beds.”
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