Centeōtl Yellow

Centeōtl

In Aztec mythology, Centeōtl, also known as Centeōcihuātl or Cinteōtl, is the maize deity. Cintli means "dried maize still on the cob" and teōtl means "deity". According to the Florentine Codex, Centeōtl is the son of the earth goddess Tlazōlteōtl and solar deity Piltzintecuhtli, the planet Mercury. He was born on the day-sign 1 Xōchitl. Another myth claims him as the son of the goddess Xōchiquetzal. The majority of evidence gathered on Centeōtl suggests that he is usually portrayed as a young man, with yellow body colouration. Some specialists believe that Centeōtl used to be the maize goddess Chicomecōātl. Centeōtl was considered one of the most important deities of the Aztec era. There are many standard features shared in depictions of Centeōtl. For example, there often seems to be maize in his headdress. Another striking trait is the black line running down his eyebrow, through his cheek, and ending at the bottom of his jawline. These face markings are similarly and frequently used in the late post-classic depictions of the 'foliated' Maya maize god.

Yellow

Yellow is a color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575–585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the RGB color model, used to create colors on television and computer screens, yellow is a secondary color made by combining red and green at equal intensity. Carotenoids give the characteristic yellow color to autumn leaves, corn, canaries, daffodils, and lemons, as well as egg yolks, buttercups, and bananas. They absorb light energy and protect plants from photo damage in some cases. Sunlight has a slight yellowish hue when the Sun is near the horizon, due to atmospheric scattering of shorter wavelengths.

yellow

Noun

1. The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.
2. The middle light in a set of three traffic lights, the lighting of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.

Adjective

1. Of a yellow hue.
2. Lacking courage.