Shilonen ( ast. Xilonen - “mother of young maize”) - in Aztec mythology, the goddess of corn (the twin of the god Mais Sinteotl ), fertility, home, patroness of the poor. The wife of Tescatlipoca . Depicted as a woman in a yellow-red dress.
| Shilonen | |
|---|---|
| ast. Xilonen | |
 The image of Chicomecoatl from the Codex of Malyabekiano of the 15th century, is almost identical to the image from the Bourbon Code (library of the Bourbon Palace) | |
| goddess of corn, fertility, hearth | |
| Mythology | Aztec mythology |
| Name interpretation | "Mother of young maize" |
| Name in other languages | Chikomekoatl , Chanil |
| Floor | female |
| Functions | patroness of the poor |
| Spouse | Tezcatlipoca |
| Mentions | Code Malagabiano , Bourbon Code |
| Identifications | Synthetle |
Content
Cult
For the feast in honor of Shilonen on April 5, houses were decorated with blood-spattered reeds, and home altars and statues of the goddess were decorated with flowers. In the middle of summer, people were sacrificed in her honor to propitiate her and collect a good harvest of maize. Every September, a young girl was sacrificed. Priests beheaded her, collected blood and watered the statue of the goddess with it. Then the skin that the priest put on himself was removed from the corpse.
Other names
- Chiquomecoatl - “7 Serpents”
- Shkanil - "maize" (at quiche )
Notes
Literature
- Shilonen // Mythological Dictionary / Ch. ed. E. M. Meletinsky . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990 .-- 672 p.