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just some fun research I made here. Feel free to take it with a grain of salt. Disclaimer:
Some of the sources I used weren't 100% reliable, like Wikipedia for example. Although, they do list sources at the bottom under most of the websites I used.
Astarte was known under many names in Mesoamerica. And I confess I was sometimes wondering if I was reading about Astarte or Lilith (or another goddess altogether). Well without further delay, here it is:
Astarte in Mesoamerica
The Mesoamerican Pantheon is made up of various Gods and Goddesses, many of which are aspects of a main few gods which are, in turn aspects of Tezcatlipoca or the Dual Forced God/dess Omēteotl (Yin/Yang, An + Ki, etc.). For example, the main four directions, represented by the main four children of Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl (The couple constituting Omēteotl) are: Tezcatlipoca (North/Night/Black Tezcatlipoca), Xipe Totec (East/Morning/Red Tezcatlipoca), Huitzilopochtli (South/Day/Blue Tezcatlipoca), and Quetzalcoatl (West/The Morning and Evening Star of Venus/Evening/White Tezcatlipoca).
Our Great Lady Astarte is represented as both the Life Giving and Life Devouring Earth, and the Moon under many aliases, aspects, and concepts.
Coatlicue
Considered by several historians to be the original Virgin Mother in Mexico. The Virgin Mary and the Virgin of Guadalupe, in particularly the latter, were slyly used to gradually Xianize the Native Mexicans, moving them away from their original Mother Goddess. However, many used seemingly Xian rites, to continue their Pagan Rites in plain site, avoiding persecution by the Catholic Church, and attempting to keep their traditions alive.
Coatlicue is portrayed as a Goddess personified by Twin Serpents for a head or headdress (clearly the risen kundalini) and a skirt made of serpents. In some accounts, under the alias of Tonantzin, she is portrayed as the Virgin Mother of the Solar Warrior God Huitzilopochtli, impregnanted by some feathers of a mystic bird on a mountain top.
She is also responsible for giving birth to the Moon and the Stars, especially the Tzizimime (celestial beings personifying creative forces).
'Coatl' meaning "serpent".
Xochiquetzal as Venus/Aphrodite
She is literally the goddess of all of the same things as Venus/Aphrodite: beauty, passion, creativity, joy, fine arts and culture, associated with feminine power and fertility, love of all kinds, and so on.
'Xochiquetzal' means "flower feather". She beloved by the entire Aztec Pantheon and the Ancient Aztecs. She is a patroness of, and protectoress of young women and young mothers. She encourages romance and friendship to flourish.
Tlazolteotl as Gaia/Rhea/Terra/Mother Earth
She is often referred to as "the eater of filth". At first I thought this was a Jewish blasphemy, but I dug deeper. Her name seems to allude to the eternal cycle of filth and purification, of life, death, and rebirth. Consequently, she is the patroness of steam baths in Mesoamerica, healers and agriculturalists.
Tlazolteotl also has the reputation of provoking lust, and manages and oversees the act of adultery. So much so, that thpse guilty of commiting adultery had to confess it to the goddess and undergo a cleansing rite. Warning, the codices were translated by Xian monks, and much of the information seems murkt to me personally. Could use some help with this part.
Mayahuel as Diana/Artemis
Both Mayahuel and Diana are portrayed as Lunar Goddesses with multiple breasts. Mayahuel has been portrayed with many breasts, breastfeeding her 400 Rabbit Children, called the Centzontotochtin, portrayed as playful Gods of pleasure, partying and Pulque (a fermented alcoholic beverage).
Mayahuel is also portrayed as a goddess of life, death and rebirth.
Tonantzin/Toci/Teteoinnan as Mother Earth/Isis
These are all aliases of Coatlicue.
Tonantzin means "she of the serpent skirt".
Toci means "our grandmother".
Teteoinnan means "Mother of the Gods".
Coyolxauqui/Ixchel as Ostara/Diana/Artemis
Coyolxauqui is akin to the Artemis to her brother Apollo dynamic, Coyolxauqui stading for the divine feminine, the wilderness and a symbol of the feminine warrior/huntress.
Huitzilopochtli stands for the Sun, civilization and the divine masculine. In their epic battle, Huitzilopochtli turned Coyolxuaqui into the Moon, in some versions of the tale. She called upon the Star Beings known as the Tzitzimime to aid her during her battle. It seemed to be a battle symbolizing the struggle between chaos vs order.
It is important to note that Astarte was portrayed as the Patroness of and Protectoress of Flora and Fauna, Nature at large, Children, Mothers, Lovers, Childbirth, Creativity and Creation, the 'Wild'/Feminine side of the Brain, and so on.
She is symbolized consistently by serpents, rabbits, maize, the stars, the Moon, the Earth, and Natural Earthly and Lunar Cycles.
Our Great Lady is consistently associated with the concept of feminine power, the balance of chaos and order, fertility, regenerative capability, and so on.
Truly Our Queen is Heavely, and was known by all as such, including Mesoamerica.
Sources
♡Wikipedia
♡Joy of Satan
♡https://aztecsandtenochtitlan.com/aztec-gods/aztec-goddess/
♡https://albertis-window.com/zoll/oz/diana-of-ephesus-keeping-abreast-with-iconography/
♡https://www.thought.com/mayahuel-the-aztec-goddess-of-maguey-171570
♡Dioses Prehipánicos de México by Fernández (1996), Adela [1992] in Spanish
♡azteccalendar.com/god/
just some fun research I made here. Feel free to take it with a grain of salt. Disclaimer:
Some of the sources I used weren't 100% reliable, like Wikipedia for example. Although, they do list sources at the bottom under most of the websites I used.
Astarte was known under many names in Mesoamerica. And I confess I was sometimes wondering if I was reading about Astarte or Lilith (or another goddess altogether). Well without further delay, here it is:
Astarte in Mesoamerica
The Mesoamerican Pantheon is made up of various Gods and Goddesses, many of which are aspects of a main few gods which are, in turn aspects of Tezcatlipoca or the Dual Forced God/dess Omēteotl (Yin/Yang, An + Ki, etc.). For example, the main four directions, represented by the main four children of Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl (The couple constituting Omēteotl) are: Tezcatlipoca (North/Night/Black Tezcatlipoca), Xipe Totec (East/Morning/Red Tezcatlipoca), Huitzilopochtli (South/Day/Blue Tezcatlipoca), and Quetzalcoatl (West/The Morning and Evening Star of Venus/Evening/White Tezcatlipoca).
Our Great Lady Astarte is represented as both the Life Giving and Life Devouring Earth, and the Moon under many aliases, aspects, and concepts.
Coatlicue
Considered by several historians to be the original Virgin Mother in Mexico. The Virgin Mary and the Virgin of Guadalupe, in particularly the latter, were slyly used to gradually Xianize the Native Mexicans, moving them away from their original Mother Goddess. However, many used seemingly Xian rites, to continue their Pagan Rites in plain site, avoiding persecution by the Catholic Church, and attempting to keep their traditions alive.
Coatlicue is portrayed as a Goddess personified by Twin Serpents for a head or headdress (clearly the risen kundalini) and a skirt made of serpents. In some accounts, under the alias of Tonantzin, she is portrayed as the Virgin Mother of the Solar Warrior God Huitzilopochtli, impregnanted by some feathers of a mystic bird on a mountain top.
She is also responsible for giving birth to the Moon and the Stars, especially the Tzizimime (celestial beings personifying creative forces).
'Coatl' meaning "serpent".
Xochiquetzal as Venus/Aphrodite
She is literally the goddess of all of the same things as Venus/Aphrodite: beauty, passion, creativity, joy, fine arts and culture, associated with feminine power and fertility, love of all kinds, and so on.
'Xochiquetzal' means "flower feather". She beloved by the entire Aztec Pantheon and the Ancient Aztecs. She is a patroness of, and protectoress of young women and young mothers. She encourages romance and friendship to flourish.
Tlazolteotl as Gaia/Rhea/Terra/Mother Earth
She is often referred to as "the eater of filth". At first I thought this was a Jewish blasphemy, but I dug deeper. Her name seems to allude to the eternal cycle of filth and purification, of life, death, and rebirth. Consequently, she is the patroness of steam baths in Mesoamerica, healers and agriculturalists.
Tlazolteotl also has the reputation of provoking lust, and manages and oversees the act of adultery. So much so, that thpse guilty of commiting adultery had to confess it to the goddess and undergo a cleansing rite. Warning, the codices were translated by Xian monks, and much of the information seems murkt to me personally. Could use some help with this part.
Mayahuel as Diana/Artemis
Both Mayahuel and Diana are portrayed as Lunar Goddesses with multiple breasts. Mayahuel has been portrayed with many breasts, breastfeeding her 400 Rabbit Children, called the Centzontotochtin, portrayed as playful Gods of pleasure, partying and Pulque (a fermented alcoholic beverage).
Mayahuel is also portrayed as a goddess of life, death and rebirth.
Tonantzin/Toci/Teteoinnan as Mother Earth/Isis
These are all aliases of Coatlicue.
Tonantzin means "she of the serpent skirt".
Toci means "our grandmother".
Teteoinnan means "Mother of the Gods".
Coyolxauqui/Ixchel as Ostara/Diana/Artemis
Coyolxauqui is akin to the Artemis to her brother Apollo dynamic, Coyolxauqui stading for the divine feminine, the wilderness and a symbol of the feminine warrior/huntress.
Huitzilopochtli stands for the Sun, civilization and the divine masculine. In their epic battle, Huitzilopochtli turned Coyolxuaqui into the Moon, in some versions of the tale. She called upon the Star Beings known as the Tzitzimime to aid her during her battle. It seemed to be a battle symbolizing the struggle between chaos vs order.
It is important to note that Astarte was portrayed as the Patroness of and Protectoress of Flora and Fauna, Nature at large, Children, Mothers, Lovers, Childbirth, Creativity and Creation, the 'Wild'/Feminine side of the Brain, and so on.
She is symbolized consistently by serpents, rabbits, maize, the stars, the Moon, the Earth, and Natural Earthly and Lunar Cycles.
Our Great Lady is consistently associated with the concept of feminine power, the balance of chaos and order, fertility, regenerative capability, and so on.
Truly Our Queen is Heavely, and was known by all as such, including Mesoamerica.
Sources
♡Wikipedia
♡Joy of Satan
♡https://aztecsandtenochtitlan.com/aztec-gods/aztec-goddess/
♡https://albertis-window.com/zoll/oz/diana-of-ephesus-keeping-abreast-with-iconography/
♡https://www.thought.com/mayahuel-the-aztec-goddess-of-maguey-171570
♡Dioses Prehipánicos de México by Fernández (1996), Adela [1992] in Spanish
♡azteccalendar.com/god/
