Mayahuel
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Mayahuel is the female deity associated with the maguey plant among cultures of central Mexico in the Postclassic era of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology, and in particular of the Aztec cultures.
The making of pulque, as illustrated in the Florentine Codex (Book 1 Appendix, fo.40)
Mayahuel as depicted in the Codex Borgia.
Mayahuel as depicted in the Codex Ríos.
Mayahuel as depicted in the Codex Borbonicus (on the upper left side of Page 8).
Tōnacācihuātl
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In Aztec mythology, Tōnacācihuātl was a creator and goddess of fertility, worshiped for peopling the earth and making it fruitful. Most Colonial-era manuscripts equate her with Ōmecihuātl. Tōnacācihuā
Mayahuel
…Mayahuel Goddess of maguey Member of the Nauhtzonteteo Mayahuel as depicted in the Codex Rios Abode the volcano Popocatépetl Gender Female Region Mesoamerica Ethnic group Aztec (Nahoa) Genealogy Parents…
Tōnacācihuātl as depicted in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis
Tonacacíhuatl and Tonacatecuhtli as depicted in the Codex Fejérváry-Mayer.