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Xochiquetzal

Xochiquetzal, (Nahuatl: “Precious Feather Flower”) goddess of beauty, sexual love, and household arts is also associated with flowers and plants. According to mythology, she came from Tamoanchán, the verdant paradise of the west. Originally the wife of Tlaloc" target="_blank">Tlaloc, the rain god, she was abducted for her beauty by Tezcatlipoca, the malevolent god of night, who enthroned her as the goddess of love. In some areas, she was identified with Chalchiuhtlicue, goddess of freshwater.