Xochiquetzal

Xochiquetzal ( " spring flowers ") was the Aztec goddess of the moon, the earth, the flowers of love, dances and games.

She was the patron goddess of the feminine arts and crafts, as well as calendar goddess of the twentieth day of the month. She is twin sister of Xochipilli and her husband is Tlaloc. Tezcatlipoca kidnapped her and made ​​her the goddess of love. All eight years she was the focus of a festival with masked dances in which animals and plants " occurred ".

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