Xochiquetzal

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Xochiquetzal is an Aztec goddess associated with beauty, love, fertility, female sexuality, and the arts, often revered as a patron of young women and craftspeople.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Xochiquetzal canonical 3
Xōchiquetzal 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec goddess
Mesoamerican deity
abductedBy Tezcatlipoca
associatedWith arts
beauty
crafts
female sexuality
fertility
flowers
love
sexual pleasure
springtime
youth
consort Xochipilli
culture Aztec
linked to: Aztec culture
depictedWith butterflies
feathered headdress
flowers
rich garments
domain arts and crafts
beauty
fertility
love
sexuality
equivalentTo Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations)
festival Tlaxochimaco
linked to: Atlcahualo
gender female
languageName Xōchiquetzal
linked to: Xochiquetzal
nameMeaning Precious Flower
pantheon Aztec pantheon
linked to: Aztec mythology
parentOf Cinteotl
linked to: Centeotl
patronOf craftspeople
embroiderers
lovers
pregnant women
prostitutes
spinners
weavers
young women
religion Aztec religion
linked to: Aztec mythology
sibling Xochipilli
spouse Centeotl
Tlaloc
symbol butterfly
flower
spindle and whorl
worshippedBy Aztecs
linked to: Mexica

Nahua peoples
linked to: Nahua
worshippedIn Central Mexico

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tlaloc spouse Xochiquetzal
Aztec mythology hasCentralDeity Xochiquetzal
Xochiquetzal languageName Xōchiquetzal
linked to: Xochiquetzal
Mesoamerican mythology hasDeity Xochiquetzal