Cacahuatlācah Deities

CACAHUATLĀCAH DEITIES  
  1. Ōmeteōtl – the Dual God, transcendental Creator and Creatrix, dwells in Ōmeyōcān (the highest realm of Topan, the 13 Heavens)
  2. Quetzalcōātl – god of the west, life, light, learning, wisdom, arts and crafts, the dawn, the winds, and noyāōyōtzin (venerable war against oneself the White Tezcatlipōca
  3. Huītzilōpōchtli – god of south, the sun, yāōyōtl (war as a general concept), willfulness, tlapalihuizōtl (benevolent or divine magic), hummingbirds, fire, and tlacayōtl (humanoid) sacrifice; the Blue Tezcatlipōca
  4. Xīpe Totēc – god of the east, life-death-rebirth cycle, snakes, agriculture, vegetation, springtime, precious metals (especially gold and silver), and yolquyāōyōtl (war against animals the Red Tezcatlipōca
  5. Tezcatlipōca – god of the north, night, night winds, all things unseen, hurricanes, obsidian, hostility, discord, rulership, judgement, divination, temptation, jaguars, nāhuallōtl (dark or malicious magic/sorcery), beauty, and tlacayāōyōtl (war against humanoids the Black Tezcatlipōca
  6. Tlāloc – god of rain, thunder, and lightning; one of the nine Yoalteuctin (Lords of the Night ruler of Tlālōcān (a paradise for victims of drowning)
  7. Chalchiuhtlicue – goddess of rivers, seas, streams, childbirth, female beauty, and purification; one of the nine Yoalteuctin (Lords of the Night)
  8. Tlāltēuctli – god of the earth
  9. Tlālcihuātl – goddess of the earth
  10. Mictlāntēcutli – god of the dead, king of Mictlān; one of the nine Yoalteuctin (Lords of the Night)
  11. Mictēcacihuātl – goddess of the dead, consort of Mictlāntēcutli, guard of the bones of the dead
  12. Xiuhtecuhtli – god of heat, time, the day, volcanoes, and the personification of life after death, warmth in the cold, light in the darkness, and flood during famine
  13. Chantico – goddess of the hearth
  14. Xōchiquetzal – goddess of sex, flowers, love, pregnancy, weaving, and embroidery
  15. Coyolxāuhqui – goddess of the moon; leader of the Tzitzimimeh
  16. Xolotl – god of twins, monsters, misfortune, sickness, deformities, the evening, and psychopomp; appears as an eyeless dog who protects the sun as it travels through Mictlān
  17. Piltzintecuhtli – god of the rising sun, mundane healing, and hallucinations
  18. Centeōtl – god of maize, subsistence, and agriculture
  19. Tlahzolteōtl – goddess of vice, hygiene, lust, filth, purification, and sexual misdeeds
  20. Tepēyōllōtl – god of caves and echoes
  21. Macuilcozcacuauhtli – god of gluttony
  22. Macuiltochtli – god of drunkenness
  23. Macuilxochitl – god of gambling and music
  24. Xōchipilli – god of visual art, games, singing, dancing, homosexuality, and male prostitution
  25. Ixtlilton – god of well-being, peaceful sleep, and good fortune
  26. Oxomo – goddess of astrology and calendars
  27. Mixcōhuātl – god of fishing
  28. Chalchiuhtotolin – god of disease, plague, contamination, and forgiveness
  29. Itztlacoliuhqui – god of coldness, frost, objectivity, and blind justice
  30. Yacatecuhtli – god of commerce, travellers, messengers, and merchants
  31. Ītzpāpālōtl – goddess of Tomoanchan (paradise underworld for the souls of dead children)
  32. Huixtocihuatl – goddess of salt and saltwater
  33. Atlacoya – goddess of drought
  34. Malinalxochitl – goddess of snakes, scorpions, and insects
  35. Cihuacōātl – goddess of midwifery
  36. Tōnatiuh – god of midday
  37. Ometochtli – god of cacahuactli (cacao wine)
  38. Ehēcatl – god of the wind
  39. Cualliteōtl – god of feather-workers and weapon-makers
    N.B.1 In accordance with the Cacahuatlācah calendar, there are two subgroups within this pantheon known as the 10 Lords of the Day (the Tonalteuctin), and the 10 Lords of the Night (Yoalteuctin). Each one of these deities oversees two of the 20 days, and two of the 20 nights in a Cacahuatlācah month.   The 10 Tonalteuctin are, in order: Huītzilōpōchtli; Xiuhtecuhtli; Tlāltēuctli; Centeōtl; Tlāloc; Quetzalcōātl; Piltzintecuhtli; Yacatecuhtli; Xōchiquetzal; and Xōchipilli.   The 10 Yoalteuctin are, in order: Tezcatlipōca; Mictlāntēcutli; Mictēcacihuātl; Chalchiuhtlicue; Tlahzolteōtl; Tepēyōllōtl; Chantico; Ixtlilton; Oxomo; Xolotl   N.B.2 Another grouping of gods, usually worshipped together, are the 3 Ahuiateteo, the gods of excess and pleasure. They are: Macuilcozcacuauhtli (gluttony), Macuiltochtli (drunkenness), and Macuilxochitl (gambling).

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