 It was said that Tlazolteotl and her companions would afflict people with disease if they indulged themselves in forbidden love.The uncleanliness was considered both on a physical and moral level and could be cured by steam bath, a rite of purification, or calling upon the Tlazōltēteoh, the deities of love and desires.For the Aztecs there were two main deities thought to preside over purification