Temazcalteci
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In the Aztec mythology
, Temazcalteci was the goddess of steam baths. According to Sahagún
, this goddess was the goddess of medicine
, Toci
, she was venerated by doctors. She was also worshipped by those who had temazcal
s (baths) in their houses.
Aztec mythology
The aztec civilization recognized a polytheistic mythology, which contained the many deities and supernatural creatures from their religious beliefs. "orlando"- History :...
, Temazcalteci was the goddess of steam baths. According to Sahagún
Bernardino de Sahagún
Bernardino de Sahagún was a Franciscan friar, missionary priest and pioneering ethnographer who participated in the Catholic evangelization of colonial New Spain . Born in Sahagún, Spain, in 1499, he journeyed to New Spain in 1529, and spent more than 50 years conducting interviews regarding Aztec...
, this goddess was the goddess of medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, Toci
Toci
Toci is a deity figuring prominently in the religion and mythology of the pre-Columbian Aztec civilization of Mesoamerica...
, she was venerated by doctors. She was also worshipped by those who had temazcal
Temazcal
A temazcal is a type of sweat lodge which originated with pre-Hispanic Indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica. The word temazcal comes from the Nahuatl word temazcalli , or possibly from the Aztec teme and calli . Temazcal in English is also written as temezcal, temascal, or temescal...
s (baths) in their houses.
Sources and external links
- Sahagún, Fr. Bernardino de - Historia General de lad Cosas de la Nueva España. México: Editorial Porrúa, S. A., 1979.
- Find A Goddess site
- GodChecker
- Oaxaca tourist bureau