Ix Chel
E165624
Ix Chel is a major Maya goddess associated with the moon, fertility, childbirth, medicine, and weaving.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ix Chel canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1450539 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ix Chel Context triple: [Itzamna, spouse, Ix Chel]
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A.
Coatlicue
Coatlicue is an important Aztec earth and fertility goddess, often depicted in a skirt of serpents and associated with both creation and destruction.
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B.
Coyolxauhqui
Coyolxauhqui is an Aztec moon goddess known from Mexica mythology, particularly for the myth in which she is dismembered by her brother Huitzilopochtli at the birth of the sun and war god.
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C.
Tezcatlipoca
Tezcatlipoca is a major Aztec deity associated with night, sorcery, conflict, and destiny, often depicted as a powerful and unpredictable god of rulership and change.
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D.
Ahuitzotl
Ahuitzotl was a powerful Aztec tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan known for expanding the empire to its greatest extent and overseeing major building projects, including the enlargement of the Templo Mayor.
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E.
Apep
Apep is the giant serpent deity of chaos and darkness in ancient Egyptian mythology, eternally battling the sun god Ra.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ix Chel Target entity description: Ix Chel is a major Maya goddess associated with the moon, fertility, childbirth, medicine, and weaving.
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A.
Coatlicue
Coatlicue is an important Aztec earth and fertility goddess, often depicted in a skirt of serpents and associated with both creation and destruction.
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B.
Coyolxauhqui
Coyolxauhqui is an Aztec moon goddess known from Mexica mythology, particularly for the myth in which she is dismembered by her brother Huitzilopochtli at the birth of the sun and war god.
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C.
Tezcatlipoca
Tezcatlipoca is a major Aztec deity associated with night, sorcery, conflict, and destiny, often depicted as a powerful and unpredictable god of rulership and change.
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D.
Ahuitzotl
Ahuitzotl was a powerful Aztec tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan known for expanding the empire to its greatest extent and overseeing major building projects, including the enlargement of the Templo Mayor.
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E.
Apep
Apep is the giant serpent deity of chaos and darkness in ancient Egyptian mythology, eternally battling the sun god Ra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya goddess
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
childbirth
ⓘ
creation ⓘ divination ⓘ fertility ⓘ floods ⓘ medicine ⓘ moon ⓘ rain ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
aged goddess of floods
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young lunar goddess ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
healing
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midwifery ⓘ pregnancy ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| hasFestival | pilgrimages by Maya women to Cozumel ⓘ |
| hasType |
lunar deity
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mother goddess ⓘ |
| influenced |
Maya medical practices
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Maya weaving traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Yucatec Maya ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Lady Rainbow
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Lady of the Pale Moon ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedAs |
old woman
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young woman ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedWith |
loom
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snake headdress ⓘ water jar ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| role |
goddess of fertility
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goddess of medicine ⓘ patroness of childbirth ⓘ patroness of midwives ⓘ patroness of weavers ⓘ |
| spouseOrConsort | Itzamna ⓘ |
| symbol |
moon
ⓘ
rabbit ⓘ rainbow ⓘ serpent ⓘ water ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Postclassic Maya
ⓘ
linked to:
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
Yucatec Maya ⓘ |
| worshipCenter |
Isla Mujeres
ⓘ
Island of Cozumel ⓘ
linked to:
Cozumel
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ix Chel Description of subject: Ix Chel is a major Maya goddess associated with the moon, fertility, childbirth, medicine, and weaving.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.