How do you use Tlaloc in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Tlaloc meaning
An important Mexica deity; god of rain, fertility and water.
Using Tlaloc
- The main meaning on this page is: An important Mexica deity; god of rain, fertility and water.
- In the example corpus, tlaloc often appears in combinations such as: of tlaloc, tlaloc is, mount tlaloc.
Context around Tlaloc
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tlaloc
- In this selection, "tlaloc" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mount, grupo, underground, half, amongst and mask stand out and add context to how "tlaloc" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an underground tlaloc shrine has and associated with tlaloc. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tlaloc" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tlaloc
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An underground Tlaloc shrine has been found at Teotihuacan. (9 words)
The children were beautifully adorned, dressed in the style of Tlaloc and the Tlaloque. (14 words)
Both of the chacmools from the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan were clearly associated with Tlaloc. (15 words)
These included an elaborate relief image of Tlaloc amongst aquatic symbols on the underside, one on the bowl that the figure grips and the last is the Tlaloc mask with characteristic goggles and fangs that is worn by the chacmool. (40 words)
Tlaloc is thought to be one of the most common and appreciated of all deities at Teotihuacan and it is specifically here, in Teotihuacan, that representations of Tlaloc often show him having jaguar teeth and features. (36 words)
Along with this, Tlaloc is manifested in the form of boulders at shrine-sites, and in the Valley of Mexico the primary shrine of this deity was located atop Mount Tlaloc. (31 words)
Example sentences (19)
Along with this, Tlaloc is manifested in the form of boulders at shrine-sites, and in the Valley of Mexico the primary shrine of this deity was located atop Mount Tlaloc.
Mount Tlaloc, the jewel in the crown of Tlaloc’s places of worship, was situated directly east of the pyramid.
The fully polychrome chacmool found in situ in the Great Temple was associated with Tlaloc by its placement on the Tlaloc half of the double pyramid.
These included an elaborate relief image of Tlaloc amongst aquatic symbols on the underside, one on the bowl that the figure grips and the last is the Tlaloc mask with characteristic goggles and fangs that is worn by the chacmool.
Tlaloc is thought to be one of the most common and appreciated of all deities at Teotihuacan and it is specifically here, in Teotihuacan, that representations of Tlaloc often show him having jaguar teeth and features.
Cliff Grassmick / Staff Photographer Melissa Ortiz, of El Grupo Tlaloc, plays the drum during Longmont’s annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration in 2019.
An underground Tlaloc shrine has been found at Teotihuacan.
Archaeological evidence The first detailed account of Mount Tlaloc by Jim Rickards in 1929 was followed by visits or descriptions by other scholars.
Both of the chacmools from the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan were clearly associated with Tlaloc.
However, one scholar believes that the statue may not have been Tlaloc at all but his sister or some other female deity.
It was the northernmost side of this temple that was dedicated to Tlaloc, the god of rain and agricultural fertility.
Like that of Tlaloc, this cult was linked to the earth, fertility and nature's regeneration.
Offerings dedicated to Tlaloc in Tenochtitlan were known to include several jaguar skulls and even a complete jaguar skeleton.
Representations Five Tlaloquê depicted in the Codex Borgia In Aztec iconography, Tlaloc is usually depicted with goggle eyes and fangs.
Sometimes described as Tlaloc's sister, Chalchiuhtlicue was impersonated by ritual performers wearing the green skirt that identifies the deity.
The children were beautifully adorned, dressed in the style of Tlaloc and the Tlaloque.
The cult of Tlaloc is one of the oldest and most universal in ancient Mexico.
The inhabitants of Teotihuacan thought of thunder as the rumblings of the jaguar and associated thunder with Tlaloc as well.
Tlaloc is also associated with caves, springs, and mountains, most specifically the sacred mountain in which he was believed to reside.
Common combinations with tlaloc
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of tlaloc 6×
- tlaloc is 5×
- mount tlaloc 3×
- with tlaloc 3×
- tlaloc the 2×
- tlaloc by 2×
- the tlaloc 2×
- to tlaloc 2×