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a name, associated with the Ear-of-maize god; in the Treatise, we see it used as "the only god," showing a misunderstanding of the "cen" element, originally from centli, dried ear of maize, believing it to be "cen" or "one." (Atenango, between Mexico City and Acapulco, 1629)
The priest in charge of Centeotl was required to administer the herb yauhtli during the festival of Xilonen.
Cinteotl was closely associated with Xochipilli, according to H. B. Nicholson. That water and maize deities were close associates is not surprising given that theirs was an agricultural society.
Centeopan was a temple associated with Centeotl (or Cinteotl) and with Chicomecoatl (Chicome coatl). (sixteenth century, central Mexico)
The dried maize that young girls carried on their backs was called Cinteotl. The maize apparently became a representation of the goddess.
njman ic vmpeoa, yn jnmjlpan, cinteuanazque, yn izqujcan manj inmil, yn itech, yn ipan cecentetl milli, cecen cantiuj in toctli = Then they departed to their fields, to get the maize god[dess]. In as many places as lay fields, from each field they got a stalk of green maize. (16th century, Mexico City)
auh cem ixtli qujtequj acatl vncan qujtemjtia, qujtentiquetza, yn izqujtlamantli, ixpan onoc cinteutl: tepitoton, tepizcantoton, achipipil, noujiampa qujcuj, qujmamaltia in cujatl… Auh yn iquac y, moteneoa calonooac, cali onooac: iehica ca çan calli çan techachan in mauiztilioia cicinteu = And they cut a section of maize stalk and filled it and crammed it with everything laid out before Cinteotl. They took a very little from every [basket] and let the frog carry it on its back… And when this was done, it was called calonooac, “it resteth in all the houses”; because only in houses, only in the homes, were honors paid to the maize, god[desses]. (16th century, Mexico City)
ei felxona çan ce Dios ça centeotl = tres personas distintas y un solo Dios verdadero
ei persona ça ce huel neli yn Dios ça centeotl = tres personas distintas y un solo Dios verdadero
Cinteotl. El Dueño del Maíz. "Sindiopi, el dueño del maíz, quiso enseñarle al Rayo a sembrar maíz pero todo se daba mal. Luego el Rayo le robó el maíz-hembra y ése sí se dio bien."
(Escuchado en Zaragoza, cerca de Minatitlán, Ver. García de León, 1968, 351–352.)