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List of Gods : "Goddess Xilonen" - 3 records

Name ▲▼Origin ▲▼Description ▲▼
Goddess name
"Chicomecohuati"
Aztec / post Mesoamerican Maize goddess. [Mexico]. Her festival was held in September when a young girl was sacrificed having taken on the role of the deity for a period of time during the celebrations. She was decapitated on a heap of maize fruits and her blood was collected in a large bowl before being poured over a wooden figurine of the goddess. Finally the victim's skin was flayed off and worn by a dancing priest.See also XILONEN....
Goddess name
"Xilonen"
Aztec A goddess of food and produce, especially maize and, by extension, a goddess of fertility. Aztec
Goddess name
"Xilonen"
Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico Minor vegetation goddess. An aspect of the maize goddess Chicomecoatl, personifying the young maize plant....