Tlaloc

Tlaloc
God of lightning, rain, water, weather, storms, fertility, and earthquakes
Member of Tezcatlipocas (Varies)
Tlaloc as depicted in the Codex Magliabechiano
Other names	Nonohualco, Tlaloctlamacazqui, Tlaloccantecutli, Xoxouhqui
Abode	• Tlalocan • Ilhuicatl-Meztli (1st Heaven) • Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl (Gulf of Mexico)
Gender	Male
Region	Mesoamerica
Ethnic group	Aztec (Nahoa)
Festivals	Etzalcualiztli
Personal information
Consort	Xochiquetzal (1st) and Chalchiuhtlicue (2nd)
Children	• With Chalchiuhtlicue: the Tlaloque (Nappatecuhtli, Tomiyauhtecuhtli, Opochtli, Yauhtli) and Huixtocihuatl
Parents	Created by the Tezcatlipocas (Codex Zumarraga); sometimes the son of Ometeotl
Siblings	• As the son of Ometeotl: Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipoca • Created by the Tezcatlipocas: none
Equivalents
Mixtec equivalent	Ñuhu-Dzahui
Zapotec equivalent	Pitao-Cocijo

Tlaloc is one of the pantheon of gods in Aztec religion. He is the supreme God of rain, water, and fertility, and is among the oldest, most powerful, and highly revered deities worshipped in ancient Mexico. Tlaloc was among the most feared gods as he was associated with being both a life-giver and a destructive force.

In Aztec religion, Tlaloc was the ruler of the Third Sun, known as the Nahui-Quiahuitl ('4 Rain' in Nahuatl). During this age, Tlaloc brought great prosperity to the universe, though it would eventually meet a catastrophic end through either a rain of fire or a universal flood.

Tlaloc's cult was central to the Aztec empire. In the capital city, Tenochtitlan, his shrine sat at the summit of the Templo Mayor right next to the sun god Huitzilopochtli.

References

Other websites

• Media related to Tlaloc at Wikimedia Commons
• Tlaloc image at the Federation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

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