Chantico facts for kids
Chantico was the Aztec goddess of both pain and pleasure. She is also the goddess of the family hearth, the home and volcanoes. According to Aztec myths she brings wealth and stability to the home. Chantico protects the home from thieves and losing things. She is sometimes shown wearing a crown of cactus spikes and red snakes. She is the 'Lady of the chili pepper' and is sometimes shown with one or two pods of red chilies.
The meaning of her name is 'in the house', meaning she lives in the house. According to one myth she was changed into a dog and another name for her was Quaxolotl.
Images for kids
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Chantico depicted as an eagle foot in the Codex Borgia
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Chantico (right) depicted in Nahuatl codex Aubin Tonalamatl
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Chantico as depicted in Codex Borbonicus
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Chantico represented in Codex Telleriano Remensis
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Chantico (left) as depicted in Codex Fejevary-Mayer
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Chantico as depicted in Sahagún's Ritos, Sacerdotes, y atavíos de los dioses
See also
In Spanish: Chantico para niños
