Chicomecoatl
/tʃiːkoʊˈmɛkoʊˌɑːtl/noun
An Aztec maize and nourishment goddess associated with sustenance, agriculture, and abundance.
Did you know?In Nahuatl religion, Chicomecoatl was tied to maize and sustenance, and her name preserves a sacred compound where number and serpent imagery carried ritual meaning rather than a simple personal name.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Nahuatl
Nah
Chicomecoatl
““Seven Serpent,” the name of a maize and nourishment deity”
Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
Nah
chicome
“seven”
Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
Nah
coatl
“snake, serpent”
16th Century
Nah/Spanish
Chicomecoatl
“Recorded by Spanish chroniclers as an indigenous deity name”
Modern English
English
Chicomecoatl
“The standard scholarly form used in English for the Aztec goddess”
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