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a deity, a goddess; she was the Goddess of Vice, evil, and perverseness, lustful living, debauched living, luxury loving; also known as Ixcuina and Tlaelquani
(central Mexico, sixteenth century)
See an image that represents Tlazolteotl in the Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs, ed. Stephanie Wood (Eugene, Ore.: Wired Humanities, 2020-present).
Qujlmach in tlaçulli, in teuhtli, in aujlnemjliziotl: iehoatl qujtemaca, ic temotla, ic tehipitza in tlaçuleutl. Auh çan no iehoatl qujtepolhuja: iehoatl chico, tlanaoac qujujca, qujteca: iehoatl, tepapaca, tehaltia: iehoatl imac manj ym matlalatl, in toxpalatl. = It was said: evil and perverseness, debauched living—these Tlaçolteutl offered, inflamed, inspired. And likewise she forgave. At her whim, she removed the corruption; she cleansed; she washed. In her hand lay the {cleansing} green and yellow waters. (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
in tlaҫulteutl, qujl muchintin qujmoteutiaia, in jxqujchtin momexicaitoa: oc cenca: iehoan in mjxteca, in olmeca: vel inteuh, iehoan qujpiaia = It is said that all worshipped Tlaҫolteotl as a goddess—all who called themselves Mexicans; especially the Mixteca, the Olmeca guarded her as their true goddess (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
Auh in cuexteca; qujl cenca vel qujnmoteutiaia in tlaçulteteu: çan amo imjxpan tlamaceoaia, amo no moiolcujtiaia: ipampa arno qujtlatlaculmatia in avilnemjlizjotl. = And as for the Huaxteca, it is said that they specifically worshipped [the] Tlazolteotl goddesses. However, they did no penance before them, nor did they confess, because they did not consider lust as a wrong. = And as for the Huaxteca, it is said that they specifically worshipped [the] Tlaҫolteotl goddesses (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
"The goddess of carnal matters...otherwise Venus."