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
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
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
Tlazōlteōtl
…Tlahzolteōtl Goddess of Sex, Sexuality, Lust, and Purification Member of the Nauhtzonteteo Tlahzolteōtl as depicted in the Codex Borgia Other names Tlahēlcuāni, Tlahzōlmiquiztli, Īxcuinān Abode Tlalticpac Gender Female Region Mesoamerica…
Tōnacācihuātl as depicted in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis
Tonacacíhuatl and Tonacatecuhtli as depicted in the Codex Fejérváry-Mayer.