Coatlicue Coatlicue

Coatlicue - Definition and Overview

In Aztec mythology, Coatlicue ("skirt of serpents') was our Mother goddess of the Earth, the goddess of fire and fertility, mother of the southern stars. She was impregnated by a ball of feathers. Her children (including Coyolxauhqui) killed her but Huitzilopochtli jumped out of her stomach. Huitzilopochtli killed his brothers and sisters, including Coyolxauhqui. As a virgin, she gave birth to Quetzalcoatl and Xolotl. Alternatively, Mixcoatl was the father of Huitzilopochtli.

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