Chicomecoatl and Centeotl

Maize is sacred to the Mēxihcah in a way few can comprehend. It blesses them with health and vigor, grows in places other crops cannot, and is sacrificed to propitiate the Teōtl. Quetzalcoatl may have given maize to humanity, but Chicomecoatl and Centeotl are its guardians.

Few members of the Teōtl are more beloved than Chicomecoatl, for she acts as a benevolent mother to her people and provider of maize. Her consort and fellow God of agriculture is Centeotl. Together, they provide the sustenance their people vitally need.

As befits a former wife of Tezcatlipoca, Chicomecoatl can take a variety of forms. She commonly appears as a kindly young woman, clad in a feathered headdress, whose face, clothes, hands, and feet are painted red, with ears of corn in each hand. She can also appear as a young woman holding water flowers, a woman whose embrace means certain death, or an elderly woman with a sun-like shield.

Chicomecoatl’s consort Centeotl is a golden-skinned young man who bears a headdress filled with life-giving maize. The energy of the earth radiates from him. He and Chicomecoatl preside over great harvest festivals that bring luck and sustenance to those under their care.

While not as martial as their fellow Teōtl, few are as well loved. Scions of Chicomecoatl and Centeotl are vibrant and full of energy. They are positive, forward looking, and make ideal guardians of humanity and the earth alike. They impart luck and prosperity to those around them and are more than capable healers. They are farmers, sages, environmentalists, purveyors of green business, doctors, and capable defenders of those in need.