Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations)
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Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations) is a major Mesoamerican deity associated with the moon, fertility, childbirth, medicine, and weaving.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maya (in some traditions) | 1 |
| Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7285131 — 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: Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations) Context triple: [Xochiquetzal, equivalentTo, Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations)]
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A.
Great Goddess of Teotihuacan
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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B.
Chía (Muisca moon goddess)
Chía is the Muisca civilization’s moon goddess, associated with night, water, and fertility in the mythology of the pre-Columbian Andes.
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C.
Tonantzin
Tonantzin is an important pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican mother goddess figure, often linked to earth, fertility, and later syncretized with the veneration of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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D.
Xochiquetzal
Xochiquetzal is an Aztec goddess associated with beauty, love, fertility, female sexuality, and the arts, often revered as a patron of young women and craftspeople.
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E.
Tlazolteotl
Tlazolteotl is an Aztec goddess associated with purification, sin, filth, and sexuality, revered for her power to both incite and cleanse moral transgressions.
- 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: Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations) Target entity description: Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations) is a major Mesoamerican deity associated with the moon, fertility, childbirth, medicine, and weaving.
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A.
Great Goddess of Teotihuacan
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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B.
Chía (Muisca moon goddess)
Chía is the Muisca civilization’s moon goddess, associated with night, water, and fertility in the mythology of the pre-Columbian Andes.
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C.
Tonantzin
Tonantzin is an important pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican mother goddess figure, often linked to earth, fertility, and later syncretized with the veneration of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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D.
Xochiquetzal
Xochiquetzal is an Aztec goddess associated with beauty, love, fertility, female sexuality, and the arts, often revered as a patron of young women and craftspeople.
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E.
Tlazolteotl
Tlazolteotl is an Aztec goddess associated with purification, sin, filth, and sexuality, revered for her power to both incite and cleanse moral transgressions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya goddess
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
childbirth
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ medicine ⓘ moon ⓘ rainbow ⓘ water ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| category |
Maya goddesses
ⓘ
fertility goddesses ⓘ lunar deities ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
old woman
ⓘ
young woman ⓘ |
| domain |
female cycles
ⓘ
night ⓘ tides ⓘ |
| functionInMythology |
controller of lunar cycles
ⓘ
giver of fertility ⓘ protector of women in labor ⓘ provider of medicinal knowledge ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
mature mother aspect
ⓘ
old crone aspect ⓘ young maiden aspect ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
rainbow
ⓘ
snake headdress ⓘ water jar ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Yucatec Maya ⓘ |
| nameMeaningInterpretation | "Lady Rainbow" (one common interpretation) ⓘ |
| notableCultCenter | Cozumel sanctuary of Ixchel ⓘ |
| patronOf |
childbirth
ⓘ
healers ⓘ midwives ⓘ pregnant women ⓘ weavers ⓘ |
| region | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| role |
goddess of fertility
ⓘ
goddess of healing ⓘ goddess of midwifery ⓘ goddess of the moon ⓘ patroness of pregnant women ⓘ patroness of weavers ⓘ |
| spouseInMythology | Itzamna ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Maya peoples ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Isla Mujeres
ⓘ
Island of Cozumel ⓘ
linked to:
Cozumel
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations) Description of subject: Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations) is a major Mesoamerican deity associated with the moon, fertility, childbirth, medicine, and weaving.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maya goddess Ixchel (in some interpretations)