Cihuaquiahuitl


Cihuaquiahuitl, Codex Borgia. : Macuiltonaleque

Cihuaquiahuitl (in Nahuatl: cihuaquiahuitl, 'woman rain''cihuatl, woman, quiahuitl, rain') in Mexica mythology is a feminine spirit of noble women killed when giving birth, also called as Civatateo, they were considered minor goddesses, and were honored as men killed in battle, since at birth, was considered a type of battle, and their victims were honored as the fallen warriors with their physical effort, which encouraged the soldiers in the battle and for that reason they were accompanied to the warriors to the sky and also they guided the setting of Sun (Tonatiuh vid) by the heavens.

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