Centeōtl
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In Aztec mythology, Centeōtl, also known as Centeōcihuātl or Cinteōtl, is the maize deity. Cintli means "dried maize still on the cob" and teōtl means "deity". According to the Florentine Codex, Cente
Centeōtl in the Codex Borgia
Centeōtl as depicted in a Codex
Photo from The myths of Mexico and Peru published 1902
Cinteotl, dieu du maïs, devant le royaume des morts (Codex Fejérváry-Mayer, page 11)
Tlazōlteōtl
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In Aztec mythology, Tlahzolteōtl is a deity of sex, sexuality, lust, carnality, sin, vice, impurity, temptation, fertility, purification, absolution, steam baths, and a patroness of adulterers. She is
Centeōtl
…deity. Cintli means "dried maize still on the cob" and teōtl means "deity". According to the Florentine Codex, Centeōtl is the son of the earth goddess Tlazōlteōtl and solar deity Piltzintecuhtli, the planet Mercury. He was born on the day-sign 1 Xōchitl. Another myth claims him as the son of the goddess Xōchiquetzal…
Tlahzolteōtl as depicted in the Codex Borgia
From the Codex Borbonicus, this shows the 13th trecena of the Aztec sacred calendar (tonalpohualli). The deity Tlazolteotl is wearing a flayed human skin and giving birth to Cinteotl. The 13 day-signs of this trecena, starting with 1 Earthquake, begin at the bottom left and wrap around.
The moons represent the cyclical nature of sin and purification, and the animal motifs serve to ground the deity in the earth and indicate fertility.
Another drawing from the Codex Borgia