While some of us are self-proclaimed gods and goddesses of something in this life, the ancients payed complete homage to their gods with a passion of servitude. The most unique deities are of course are those who represent chocolate! Chocolate played an important role in the ancient Mesoamerican cultures. The Aztecs believed their chocolate god, Quetzalcoatl, brought the first chocolate tree from Paradise a moonbeam from the Morning Star. Quetzalcoatl was said to have taught the people to utilize the cocao seed.
In the Mayan culture, Ixcacao was goddess of fertility and chocolate. Of course, her story is similar to that of the Aztec culture. Ixcacao taught the Maya to plant seeds that would produce a bountiful cocao harvest.
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