Tlaloc

[tlah-lohk]

noun

1. the Aztec god of rain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tlaloc¹

< Mexican Spanish Tláloc < Nahuatl Tlāloc, equivalent to tlāl ( li ) earth, land + oc lies, is stretched out

Example Sentences

It was brought to life with two of Marquez’s closest friends as models, whom she describes as her “babies”: artist and founder of Tlaloc Studios Ozzie Juarez, and film director-model-multidisciplinary artist Pablo Simental.

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The show is a product of Escoto’s first official practice at Tlaloc Studios, where he focused on painting.

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Over the last three years, Ozzie Juarez, founder of Tlaloc Studios and a fellow artist, has witnessed Escoto transition to bigger-scale works and continuously introduce new techniques.

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Among the Aztecs’ most revered divinities — and the beneficiary of human sacrifices — was Tláloc, the god of rain.

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According to the Coca people, Michi-Cihualli is the daughter of Tlaloc, the rain god.

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