Tlaloc
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Tlaloc is the ancient Mesoamerican rain and storm god, especially revered by the Aztecs as a powerful bringer of fertility and destructive floods.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tlaloc canonical | 39 |
| Chaac | 1 |
| Tlaloc’s tlaloque (rain spirits) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227268 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Tlaloc Context triple: [Mesoamerica, hasKeyDeity, Tlaloc]
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A.
Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl is a major Mesoamerican deity often depicted as a feathered serpent and associated with wind, learning, and creation in cultures such as the Aztec and Toltec.
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Rarámuri
The Rarámuri, also known as the Tarahumara, are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico renowned for their exceptional long-distance running abilities and traditional way of life in the canyons and mountains of the Sierra Madre.
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C.
Teos
Teos was an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Asia Minor, known as the hometown of the lyric poet Anacreon.
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D.
Tepehuán
The Tepehuán are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and cultural practices rooted in the rugged highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
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E.
Muspilli
Muspilli is an Old High German eschatological poem that vividly depicts the Last Judgment and the end of the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tlaloc Target entity description: Tlaloc is the ancient Mesoamerican rain and storm god, especially revered by the Aztecs as a powerful bringer of fertility and destructive floods.
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A.
Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl is a major Mesoamerican deity often depicted as a feathered serpent and associated with wind, learning, and creation in cultures such as the Aztec and Toltec.
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B.
Rarámuri
The Rarámuri, also known as the Tarahumara, are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico renowned for their exceptional long-distance running abilities and traditional way of life in the canyons and mountains of the Sierra Madre.
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C.
Teos
Teos was an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Asia Minor, known as the hometown of the lyric poet Anacreon.
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D.
Tepehuán
The Tepehuán are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and cultural practices rooted in the rugged highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
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E.
Muspilli
Muspilli is an Old High German eschatological poem that vividly depicts the Last Judgment and the end of the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec god
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Mesoamerican deity ⓘ deity ⓘ rain god ⓘ |
| afterlifeDomain | Tlalocan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
caves
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fertility of the earth ⓘ floods ⓘ hail ⓘ lightning ⓘ maize ⓘ springs ⓘ thunder ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec Empire
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surface form:
Aztec
Mesoamerican ⓘ |
| direction | east ⓘ |
| domain |
agriculture
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fertility ⓘ mountains ⓘ rain ⓘ storms ⓘ water ⓘ |
| equivalentInMaya |
Tlaloc
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Chaac
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| equivalentInZapotec | Cocijo ⓘ |
| festival |
Atlcahualo
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Etzalcualiztli ⓘ Tozoztontli ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| halfOfTwinTempleWith | Huitzilopochtli ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature |
fangs
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goggle-like eyes ⓘ headdress of feathers ⓘ lightning bolts ⓘ water jars ⓘ |
| majorTemple |
Mount Tlaloc
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Templo Mayor ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Aztec mythology
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surface form:
Aztec pantheon
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| receivesSoulsOf |
those who die by drowning
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those who die by lightning ⓘ those who die of water-related diseases ⓘ |
| requires |
child sacrifice
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human sacrifice ⓘ |
| residence | Tlalocan ⓘ |
| role |
bringer of destructive storms
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bringer of life-giving rain ⓘ protector of farmers ⓘ punisher through drought and hail ⓘ |
| spouse |
Chalchiuhtlicue
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Xochiquetzal ⓘ |
| worshipCenter | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Aztec Empire
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Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
surface form:
Postclassic Mesoamerica
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How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Tlaloc Description of subject: Tlaloc is the ancient Mesoamerican rain and storm god, especially revered by the Aztecs as a powerful bringer of fertility and destructive floods.
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.