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 5
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 (6)

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 ⓘ
Xochipilli → possibleSibling → Xochiquetzal ⓘ
Nahua religion → hasDeity → Xochiquetzal ⓘ