Tlazolteotl

Dalam mitologi Aztek, Tlazolteotl adalah dewi perilaku buruk, pemurnian, pemandian air panas, nafsu, bidan, kotoran, serta pelindung para pezinah. Ia dikenal dengan tiga nama, yaitu Tlahēlcuāni, Tlazōlmiquiztli, dan Ixcuina atau Ixcuinan.

Penggambaran Tlazolteotl dari Kodeks Borgia

Ia berperan penting dalam kegiatan pengakuan dosa yang dilakukan lewat perantara imam-imamnya.

Daftar pustaka

• Soustelle, J., (1961) The Daily life of the Aztecs, London, WI
• An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya, by Mary Miller & Karl Taube Publisher: Thames & Hudson (April 1997)
• Bernardino de Sahagun, 1950–1982, Florentine Codex: History of the Things of New Spain, translated and Edited by Arthur J.O. Anderson and Charles Dibble, Monographs of the school of American research, no 14. 13. parts Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press
• Townsend, R.F., (2000) The Aztecs Revised Edition, Thames & Hudson Ltd, London
• Sullivan, T. “Tlazolteotl-Ixcuina: The Great Spinner and Weaver”. The Art and Iconography of late post-Classic Mexico, Ed. Elizabeth Hill Boone. Dumbarton Oaks, Washington DC. hlm. 7-37.