Centeotl
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Centeotl is the Aztec god of maize and agricultural fertility, central to rituals ensuring sustenance and abundance.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6907240 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Centeotl Context triple: [Aztec mythology, hasCentralDeity, Centeotl]
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A.
Acamapichtli
Acamapichtli was the first tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec city-state of Tenochtitlan and a key founder of the Aztec imperial dynasty.
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B.
Chicomuceltec
Chicomuceltec was an extinct Mayan language once spoken in parts of Chiapas, Mexico, closely related to Huastec and known from limited historical documentation.
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C.
Ometeotl
Ometeotl is the dual, primordial creator deity in Aztec religion, embodying both male and female aspects and the source of all existence.
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D.
Xochicueyetl
Xochicueyetl was a noblewoman of the Aztec elite best known as the mother of the emperor Moctezuma II.
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E.
Tecuichpo
Tecuichpo, better known as Isabel Moctezuma, was a Nahua noblewoman and daughter of the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II who became an important figure in early colonial New Spain through her alliances with Spanish conquistadors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Centeotl Target entity description: Centeotl is the Aztec god of maize and agricultural fertility, central to rituals ensuring sustenance and abundance.
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A.
Acamapichtli
Acamapichtli was the first tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec city-state of Tenochtitlan and a key founder of the Aztec imperial dynasty.
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B.
Chicomuceltec
Chicomuceltec was an extinct Mayan language once spoken in parts of Chiapas, Mexico, closely related to Huastec and known from limited historical documentation.
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C.
Ometeotl
Ometeotl is the dual, primordial creator deity in Aztec religion, embodying both male and female aspects and the source of all existence.
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D.
Xochicueyetl
Xochicueyetl was a noblewoman of the Aztec elite best known as the mother of the emperor Moctezuma II.
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E.
Tecuichpo
Tecuichpo, better known as Isabel Moctezuma, was a Nahua noblewoman and daughter of the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II who became an important figure in early colonial New Spain through her alliances with Spanish conquistadors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec deity
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fertility deity ⓘ maize deity ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
harvest thanksgiving ceremonies
ⓘ
offerings of maize ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ maize ⓘ |
| calendarAssociation | agricultural cycle ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec culture
|
| depictedAs | youth with maize headdress ⓘ |
| domain |
agricultural fertility
ⓘ
maize ⓘ |
| ensures |
agricultural prosperity
ⓘ
food supply ⓘ |
| function |
to promote growth of maize
ⓘ
to secure good harvests ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
sprouting maize
ⓘ
young maize god ⓘ |
| importantFor |
harvest rituals
ⓘ
planting rituals ⓘ rainy season ceremonies ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Chicomecoatl
ⓘ
Tlaloc ⓘ |
| mythology | Aztec mythology ⓘ |
| parent |
Tlazolteotl
ⓘ
Xochipilli ⓘ |
| religion |
Aztec religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec mythology
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| role |
provider of abundance
ⓘ
provider of sustenance ⓘ |
| symbol |
agricultural abundance
ⓘ
corn stalk ⓘ maize cob ⓘ |
| typeOf |
crop deity
ⓘ
nature deity ⓘ |
| veneratedFor |
abundance
ⓘ
sustenance ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Aztecs
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec Empire
|
| worshippedIn | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Centeotl Description of subject: Centeotl is the Aztec god of maize and agricultural fertility, central to rituals ensuring sustenance and abundance.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Centeotl