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Xochitlicue (meaning in Nahuatl 'the one that has her skirt of flowers') is the Aztec goddess of fertility, patroness of life and death, guide of rebirth, younger sister of Coatlicue, Huitzilopochtli's mother according Codex Florentine; and Chimalma, Quetzalcoatl's mother according Codex Chimalpopoca. [1]
Xōchiquetzal, goddess of fertility, beauty, sexual female power, protection of young mothers, pregnancy, childbirth, and women's crafts. Xōchitlīcuē , goddess of growthiness. Xochitlicue is the mother of the twins, Xochiquetzal and Xochipilli.
Xochiquetzal, from the Codex Rios, 16th century.. In Aztec mythology, Xochiquetzal (Classical Nahuatl: Xōchiquetzal [ʃoːt͡ʃiˈket͡saɬ]), also called Ichpochtli Classical Nahuatl: Ichpōchtli [itʃˈpoːtʃtɬi], meaning "maiden"), [7] was a goddess associated with fertility, beauty, and love, serving as a protector of young mothers and a patroness of pregnancy, childbirth, and the ...
Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. [1] ... Xochitlicue, goddess of fertility, life, death and rebirth;
Coatlicue (/ k w ɑː t ˈ l iː k w eɪ /; Classical Nahuatl: cōātl īcue, Nahuatl pronunciation: [koː(w)aːˈt͡ɬiːkʷeː] ⓘ, "skirt of snakes"), wife of Mixcōhuātl, also known as Tēteoh īnnān (pronounced [teːˈtéoʔˈíːnːaːn̥], "mother of the deities") is the Aztec goddess who gave birth to the moon, stars, and Huītzilōpōchtli, the god of the sun and war.
Toci [a] is a prominent deity in the religion and mythology of the pre-Columbian Aztec civilization of Mesoamerica. In Aztec mythology, she is seen as an aspect of the mother goddess Coatlicue or Xochitlicue and is thus labeled "mother of the gods". [b] She is also called Tlalli Iyollo, [c] meaning "heart of the earth".
Aztec, Toltec (Nahoa) Genealogy; Parents: Tlaltecuhtli and Tlalcihuatl (Codex Zumarraga) [3] Siblings: Coatlicue and Xochitlicue (Codex Ríos) [2] Consort: Mixcoatl (Codex Chimalpopoca) [1] Children • With Mixcoatl: Quetzalcoatl and Xolotl (Codex Chimalpopoca) [1]
The Brooklyn-born and -based author was named for an Aztec goddess (pronounced “So-cheel”) by her Mexican-American father but went by Alicia (her babysitter’s name) when she lived with her ...