| Mayahuel | |
|---|---|
Goddess of maguey | |
| Member of the Nauhtzonteteo | |
 Mayahuel as depicted in the Codex Rios | |
| Abode | the volcano Popocatépetl[1] |
| Gender | Female |
| Region | Mesoamerica |
| Ethnic group | Aztec (Nahoa) |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Omecihuatl (Emerged by Tecpatl) |
| Siblings | the Nauhtzonteteo (1,600 gods) |
| Consort | Patecatl[1] |
| Children | Centzon Tōtōchtin (400 rabbits) |
Mayahuel (Nahuatl pronunciation: [maˈjawel]) is the female deity associated with the maguey plant among cultures of central Mexico in the Postclassic era of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology, and in particular of the Aztec cultures. As the personification of the maguey plant, Mayahuel is also part of a complex of interrelated maternal and fertility goddesses in Aztec religion and is also connected with notions of fecundity and nourishment.[2]
- ^ a b Otilia Meza (1981). El Mundo Mágico de los Dioses del Anáhuac (in Spanish). Editorial Universo. p. 105. ISBN 968-35-0093-5.
- ^ Miller & Taube (1993, p.111); see also n. 87 to folio 265r of Primeros memoriales (Sahagún 1997, p.110).