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Tlaelcuani.

Headword: 
Tlaelcuani.
Principal English Translation: 

a female deity or goddess who commits dirty deeds, another name for Tlazolteotl
Pete Sigal, The Flower and the Scorpion: Sexuality and Ritual in Early Nahua Culture (Durham: Duke University Press, 2011), citing Sahagún. See p. 61.

Orthographic Variants: 
Tlaelquani
themes: 
Women, Men, Gender
Names (personal or theonyms)
Religion (Indigenous)