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| '''Tlaloc''', also known as '''Nuhualpilli''', in Aztec belief, was the god of rain and fertility. He was greatly feared among the Aztecs, who drowned children to appease him.
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| They believed that Tlaloc was responsible for both floods and droughts, and that he had been created by the other gods.
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| ==Origin==
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| Tlaloc was also worshipped in pre-Aztec times, by the Teotihuacan and Toltec civilizations.
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| ===Appearance===
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| He is commonly depicted as a goggle-eyed blue being with fangs.
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| ===Cult===
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| Human sacrifices were often made in his honor, usually children. Before the victims were actually sacrificed, their tears were collected in a ceremonial bowl, to serve as an offering.
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| ==Main Belief==
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| Tlaloc was first married to [[Xochiquetzal]], a goddess of flowers, but then [[Tezcatlipoca]] kidnapped her.
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| He later married the goddess [[Chalchiuhtlicue]], "She of the Jade Skirt".
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| ===Family===
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| He had an older sister named [[Huixtocihuatl]]. With Chalchiuhtlicue, he fathered [[Tecciztecatl]].
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| In Salvadoran mythology, he also gave birth to [[Cipitio]].
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| ==Features==
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| Tlaloc’s underworld included those killed by lightning, drowning and disease.
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| He ruled over the third of the five worlds in Aztec belief.
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| ==Related gods==
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| Other Mesoamerican people had similar rain gods with slightly different attributes, such as the Mayan god [[Chaac]] and the Zapotec deity [[Cocijo]].
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.famsi.org/research/pohl/jpcodices/images/tlaloc.jpg Tlaloc image at the Federation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies]
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| {| border="1" width="225"
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| !align="center" bgcolor="lightskyblue" colspan="3"|'''Tlaloc'''
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| !align="center" bgcolor="lightskyblue"|God of Rain and Fertility of the Aztecs
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| |align="center" rowspan="6" colspan="3"|<div style="float:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em;font-style:italic;">upload image</div>
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| !align="left colspan="2" bgcolor="lightskyblue"|Symbols
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| |align="center"|<small>Rain<br>Fertility<br>
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| !align="left colspan="2" bgcolor="lightskyblue"|Attributes
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| |-align-"center"
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| |align="center"|<small> Lightning, drowning and disease<br>Floods<br>Droughts Rain<br>Goggle Eyed<br>Fangs</small>
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| !align="left colspan="2" bgcolor="lightskyblue"|Epithets
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| |align="center"|<small>Nuhualpilli<br>
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| !align="center" bgcolor="lightskyblue" valign="top"|Identified with
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| !align="center" bgcolor="lightskyblue" valign="top"|Centers of [[worship]]
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| !align="center" bgcolor="lightskyblue"|Status
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| |align="center" rowspan="3"|[[Chaac]] </small><br>[[Cocijo]]
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| |align="center" rowspan="3"|Mexico, El Salvador
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| !align="center" bgcolor="lightskyblue"|Relatives
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| |align="center"|[[Huixtocihuatl]], his older sister
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| !align="center" bgcolor="lightskyblue"|Lovers
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| |align="center"|[[Xochiquetzal]], [[Chalchiuhtlicue]]
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| !align="center" bgcolor="lightskyblue"|Offspring
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| |align="center"|[[Tecciztecatl]], with Chalchiuhtlicue, and [[Cipitio]], in Salvadoran mythology
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| !align="center" colspan="4" bgcolor="lightskyblue" valign="top"|Artwork
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| |align="center" bgcolor="lightblue"|Paintings
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| |align="center" bgcolor="lightblue"|Literature
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| |align="center" bgcolor="lightblue"|Sculptures and statues
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| |align="center" bgcolor="lightblue"|Modern interpretations
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| |align="center"|None
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| |align="center"|Statue outside the National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City.
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| |align="center"|None
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| {{wikipedia}}
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| [[Category:Aztec mythology]]
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