Great Goddess of Teotihuacan
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The Great Goddess of Teotihuacan is a major Mesoamerican deity associated with fertility, water, and the earth, prominently depicted in Teotihuacan art and religious architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Goddess of Teotihuacan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7085991 — 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: Great Goddess of Teotihuacan Context triple: [Pyramid of the Moon, dedicatedTo, Great Goddess of Teotihuacan]
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A.
Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan
The Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan is an early Mesoamerican pyramid renowned for its elaborate stone carvings of serpent deities and its central role in the religious and political life of the ancient city.
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B.
Mother Goddess
The Mother Goddess is a divine feminine figure revered as a personification of the nurturing, protective, and creative power of nature or the nation, often central to devotional and nationalist symbolism.
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C.
Ciudadela complex at Teotihuacan
The Ciudadela complex at Teotihuacan is a large sunken plaza and ceremonial precinct near the city's center, notable as a major political-religious hub that includes the Temple of the Feathered Serpent.
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D.
Kukulcán
Kukulcán is the feathered serpent deity of the Maya, associated with wind, rain, and creation, and prominently worshipped at Chichén Itzá.
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E.
Temple of Quetzalcoatl
The Temple of Quetzalcoatl is a major Mesoamerican pyramid at Teotihuacan in central Mexico, renowned for its elaborate stone carvings of feathered serpent deities and its role in religious and political life of the ancient city.
- 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: Great Goddess of Teotihuacan Target entity description: The Great Goddess of Teotihuacan is a major Mesoamerican deity associated with fertility, water, and the earth, prominently depicted in Teotihuacan art and religious architecture.
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A.
Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan
The Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan is an early Mesoamerican pyramid renowned for its elaborate stone carvings of serpent deities and its central role in the religious and political life of the ancient city.
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B.
Mother Goddess
The Mother Goddess is a divine feminine figure revered as a personification of the nurturing, protective, and creative power of nature or the nation, often central to devotional and nationalist symbolism.
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C.
Ciudadela complex at Teotihuacan
The Ciudadela complex at Teotihuacan is a large sunken plaza and ceremonial precinct near the city's center, notable as a major political-religious hub that includes the Temple of the Feathered Serpent.
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D.
Kukulcán
Kukulcán is the feathered serpent deity of the Maya, associated with wind, rain, and creation, and prominently worshipped at Chichén Itzá.
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E.
Temple of Quetzalcoatl
The Temple of Quetzalcoatl is a major Mesoamerican pyramid at Teotihuacan in central Mexico, renowned for its elaborate stone carvings of feathered serpent deities and its role in religious and political life of the ancient city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican deity
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Teotihuacan deity ⓘ deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
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earth ⓘ fertility ⓘ mountains ⓘ owls ⓘ rain (contested) ⓘ spiders ⓘ underworld ⓘ vegetation ⓘ warfare (contested) ⓘ water ⓘ |
| culture | Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Atetelco murals of Teotihuacan
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Tepantitla mural of Teotihuacan ⓘ
linked to:
Teotihuacan archaeological site
Tetitla murals of Teotihuacan ⓘ Zacuala murals of Teotihuacan ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
ceramic figurines
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murals ⓘ stone carvings ⓘ |
| gender | female (scholarly interpretation) ⓘ |
| iconographicFeature |
bird headdress (often owl)
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butterflies (sometimes) ⓘ elaborate headdress ⓘ flowing vegetation ⓘ frontal depiction ⓘ hands outstretched or raised ⓘ jade or precious stones ⓘ nose bar ⓘ outflowing streams of water ⓘ spider webs ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Central Mexican religious iconography (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| nameStatus | modern scholarly designation ⓘ |
| originalName | unknown ⓘ |
| religion | Teotihuacan religion ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
may be an aspect or precursor of later Mesoamerican earth and water goddesses
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may represent multiple deities or a composite deity ⓘ |
| scholarlyNameGivenBy |
Esther Pasztory
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Peter Furst ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classic period of Mesoamerica
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linked to:
Classic period in Mesoamerica
circa 3rd–6th century CE ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Atetelco compound
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Avenue of the Dead ⓘ Plaza of the Moon ⓘ Pyramid of the Moon ⓘ Teotihuacan ⓘ
linked to:
Teotihuacan archaeological site
Tepantitla compound ⓘ
linked to:
Tetitla compound
Tetitla compound ⓘ Zacuala compound ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Goddess of Teotihuacan Description of subject: The Great Goddess of Teotihuacan is a major Mesoamerican deity associated with fertility, water, and the earth, prominently depicted in Teotihuacan art and religious architecture.
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