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Aka : CHALCHIUHCIHUATL, XILONEN, CHICCOMECATL

God of : Maize | Tonalli : n/a | Trecena : n/a

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Aztec maize goddess. Wife, cohort or pre op' version of Centeotl.

Known as Xilonen meaning 'the hairy one' which some would suggest refers to the hairs on unshucked ears of maize she's often seen carrying. My money is on somekind of cosmic sex change.

Every September a young girl representing Chicomecoatl was sacrificed in a most unsavoury manner. You want details? Ok...

The sacrificial maiden was decapitated and her blood collected and poured over a statuette of the Maize Goddess. She was then flayed and the skin worn by a priest. Why, i have no idea.