Sources record differing genealogies situating Centeōtl within Aztec divine families. The Florentine Codex describes Centeōtl as the son of the earth goddess Tlazōlteōtl and the solar/planetary deity Piltzintecuhtli and born on the day-sign 1 Xōchitl; other accounts name Xōchiquetzal as mother. Mythic narratives also place Centeōtl within the maize/origin complex in which Quetzalcōātl is said to have brought maize to the world. These variant accounts show Centeōtl embedded in broader cosmological and calendrical networks rather than a single fixed genealogy.
Ethnohistorical and iconographic evidence portray Centeōtl frequently as a youthful maize person: yellow body coloration associated with maize, maize present in the headdress, and a characteristic black facial line running from eyebrow down the cheek to the jawline (a feature compared to late Postclassic Maya maize imagery). Sources also record scholarly debate and tradition that identify the maize personhood alternately or additionally as the female figure Chicomecōātl, so some traditions and representations treat the maize divinity in feminine form or conflate names.
Centeōtl functions as the deity of maize, agricultural fertility, growth and human nourishment. The deity is invoked to ensure planting success, crop maturation and communal subsistence. Calendrically Centeōtl holds ritual offices in the Tōnalpōhualli (noted as lordship of certain day/night positions — e.g., the day-number seven and fourth Lord of the Night in source summaries). Centeōtl is woven into origin myths and ritual calendars and is associated in source material with stellar/seasonal markers such as the Pleiades and the culture-hero Quetzalcōātl who brings maize to humanity.
Acolnahuacatl
Acolnahuacatl is a name attested in central Mexican sources both as a historical Tepanec ruler of Azcapotzalco and, in several modern compilations and trivia lists, as a minor chthonic or underworld-associated figure (often given the variant Acolmiztli). The evidence in the provided material is divided: the historical/genealogical reading is supported by standard reference entries, while the deity reading appears mainly in secondary online god-lists and quizzes and is not substantiated by detailed primary ritual or mythic texts in the supplied set.
Ahuiateteo
Ahuiateteo (Āhuiatēteoh; also rendered Mācuīltōnalequeh) are a quintet of Aztec deities associated with excess, pleasure, and the dangers that accompany over‑indulgence. They appear in calendrical and codical contexts, are invoked in divinatory practice, and are thematically linked to pleasures (feasting, drinking, gambling, sex, music) and the misfortunes that follow excess.
Ahuitzotl
Ahuitzotl is both the personal name of the eighth tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan (reigned ca. 1486–1502) known for military expansion and monumental rebuilding, and an onomastic term in Nahuatl for an aquatic animal/legendary creature (commonly glossed 'water thorny' and often associated with an otter or water opossum). The sources treat these registers—historical ruler and animal-name—as related but distinct uses of the same Nahuatl lexeme.
Ahuizotl
Ahuizotl is identified in the provided sources as an Aztec mythological creature; the same lexical form also names an historical Aztec emperor (Ahuitzotl). The available materials for this entry are limited to modern reference pages and a small set of artistic and popular-culture uses of the name, and do not contain primary indigenous mythic accounts or detailed ethnographic descriptions.
Akateko
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Alicante
Alicante is attested in available reference sources as the proper name of a mythological snake identified with Mexico. The surviving entries provide only the name and a categorical label (mythological snake) without accompanying narrative, attributes, or ritual context.
Alicanto
A nocturnal, flightless bird-like being from Chilean Atacama desert folklore whose glowing wings indicate the presence of underground ores; it can guide a stealthy prospector to a mother lode or, if offended or detected, extinguish its light and mislead or endanger the seeker.
Aloja
Aloja is listed in available sources as a named figure in Catalan legend; beyond a brief disambiguation listing, traditional folkloric details are absent in the consulted material. A contemporary commercial design note reinterprets Aloja as a Mediterranean/sea goddess with energetic yet tender character, but this is explicitly a modern creative description rather than documented folk belief.
Amimitl (Opochtli)
A Mexica/Aztec deity associated with fishing, hunting, and water-related technologies; identified in sources with the better-documented figure Opochtli, "The Left," who functions as a specialized patron of implements and as a representative or attendant of the rain god Tlaloc. A temple in the Tira de la Peregrinación has been interpreted by a scholar as possibly belonging to a figure labeled Amimitl, but that identification is uncertain.
Ascalapha odorata (Hawaiian)
A nocturnal moth associated with death or misfortune in Hawaiian tradition, possibly tied to Central and South American folklore. (Note: - Summary should note that Ascalapha odorata's association with death/misfortune is found in Central and South American folklore, not explicitly mentioned in Hawaiian tradition. - Power tier: Primordi)
Atabey
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Atlacoya
Atlacoya is named in modern compilations as a figure from Aztec tradition associated with drought; some modern databases alternately classify the name under water-deity categories. The supplied sources do not provide primary-codex citations, iconography, etymology, or detailed ritual texts.
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- [2]Centeotl — Wikidata. Wikidata entry for Centeotl (identifiers, alt-names)other
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