Mayahuel
Mayahuel (Nahuatl pronunciation: [maˈjawel]) is the female deity associated with the maguey plant among cultures of central Mexico in the Postclassic era of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology, and in particular of the Aztec cultures. As the personification of the maguey plant, Mayahuel is also part of a complex of interrelated maternal and fertility goddesses in Aztec religion and is also connected with notions of fecundity and nourishment.
| Mayahuel | |
|---|---|
Goddess of maguey | |
| Member of the Nauhtzonteteo | |
Mayahuel as depicted in the Codex Rios | |
| Abode | the volcano Popocatépetl |
| Gender | Female |
| Region | Mesoamerica |
| Ethnic group | Aztec (Nahoa) |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Omecihuatl (Emerged by Tecpatl) |
| Siblings | the Nauhtzonteteo (1,600 gods) |
| Consort | Patecatl |
| Children | Centzon Tōtōchtin (400 rabbits) |
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