What cultural symbol of Mexico is said to represent both the Virgin Mary and the Aztec goddess Tonantzin?
Tonantzin Tonantzin In classical Aztec mythology and among present-day Nahuas, Tonantzin () is the title of an Aztec mother goddess. Such Goddesses as "Mother Earth", the "Goddess of Sustenance", "Honored Grandmother", "Snake", "Bringer of Maize" and "Mother of Corn" can all be called Tonantzin, as it is an honorific title comparable to "Our Lady" or "Our Great Mother". Other indigenous (Nahuatl) names include "Chicōmexōchitl" [] (literally "Seven Flower") and "Chālchiuhcihuātl" [] (literally "Emerald/Jade Woman"). A "Tonāntzin" was honored during the movable feast of "Xōchilhuitl" []. Some have claimed that upon the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the hill of
Tonantzin to Quetzalcoatl. Tonantzin is sometimes used as a female given name; Native Californian actress Tonantzin Carmelo is an example. Tona, Tonzi, Toni, and Nantzin are possible nicknames. In the comic series Love and Rockets by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez, Tonantzin is the name of a central character in Gilbert's world of Palomar. The character is often linked to the Aztec Goddess. Readings in classic Nahuatl http://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/nahuatl/nican/NicanMopohua.html Tonantzin In classical Aztec mythology and among present-day Nahuas, Tonantzin () is the title of an Aztec mother goddess. Such Goddesses as "Mother Earth", the "Goddess of Sustenance", "Honored Grandmother", "Snake", "Bringer of