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Flowers + Love = Xochiquetzal!

The Aztec goddess, Xochiquetzal, is beautiful and young. She enjoys making lovely clothes, observing the arts and listening to music. Here she is, sitting on her throne.

Click on this picture. What is Xochiquetzal’s crown made of? What kind of animal do you think is under her arm?
Clue: Xochiquetzal’s name meant Quetzal Bird and Flower. Literally, “Quetzal Flower”.

Xochiquetzal was the goddess of youth, love and beauty.

Wife of the rain god, Tlaloc, and companion to the creator god, Tezcatlipoca, Xochiquetzal lived in an Aztec paradise. She was widely worshipped and many great rituals were made in her honour; from incredible acts of sacrifice to sombre confessions.

Try drawing this beautiful Aztec stone sculpture of a flower...