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Chalchiuhtlicue
Chalchiuhtlicue is a major water deity in Nahua, especially Mexica (Aztec), religious tradition. Her name is commonly translated as “She of the Jade Skirt” or “She Who Wears a Jade Skirt.” She was associated with lakes, …
Chalchiuhcihuatl
Chalchiuhcihuatl is a Nahuatl name associated with a female water deity in the religious traditions of central Mexico. The name is usually translated as “Jade Woman” or “Precious-Greenstone Woman.” In many modern referen…
Chalchiuhtecólotl
Chalchiuhtecólotl is an obscure figure associated with Nahua, especially Mexica or “Aztec,” religious traditions. The name is commonly translated as “Precious Owl” or “Jade Owl,” from Nahuatl elements connected with a pr…
Chalchiuhtotolin
Chalchiuhtotolin is a deity or divine manifestation in Nahua religious tradition, especially the religious world commonly called Aztec. His name is usually translated as “Jade Turkey” or “Precious Turkey.” He is most clo…
Chalmecatecuhtli
Chalmecatecuhtli is an obscure figure associated with Aztec, or more precisely Nahua, religious tradition in central Mexico. His name appears in colonial-era records and later catalogues of Nahua deities, but surviving e…
Chicomexochtli
Chicomexochtli is a little-known figure in the religious traditions of central Mexico. His name is usually written in English as Chicomexochtli or Chicomexochitl and is commonly interpreted from Nahuatl as “Seven Flower.…
Chiconahuiehecatl
Chiconahuiehecatl is a Nahuatl name usually interpreted as “Nine Wind” or “Nine Wind-Breath.” In discussions of Aztec religion, it is most safely understood as a calendrical name, title or aspect associated with Ehecatl,…
Cihuacoatl
Cihuacoatl was an important female deity and political title in the religious and governmental world of the Nahua peoples, especially the Mexica, commonly called the Aztecs. Her name is usually translated as “Serpent Wom…
Chimalman
Chimalman, also written Chimalma, is a female figure in Nahua and Aztec-era mythological traditions, best known as the mother of Quetzalcoatl and the companion of Mixcoatl. She is important chiefly through her place in t…
Cihuateteo
Cihuateteo are the sacred and dangerous spirits of women who died in childbirth in the religious traditions of the Nahua peoples of central Mexico, including the Mexica commonly known as the Aztecs. Their name is usually…
Cinteotl
Cinteotl is a Nahua maize deity associated with corn, agricultural fertility, nourishment, and the generative power of the earth. The name is often written Centeotl, Centéotl, or Cintéotl in English-language works. Cinte…