Tonacacihuatl
September 1st, 2009 by sabrina
Tonacacihuatl (pronounced toe-na-ka-SEE-wah-tl) is the Aztec Goddess of creation. She is the wife of Tonacatecuhtli, the creator God. Tonacacihuatl and Tonacatecuhtli first created Omecihuatl, also a Goddess of creation, and her brother/husband Ometecuhtli, who then created everything else. Tonacacihuatl’s name means “lady of flesh” or “lady of substance.”
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November 8th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Chicomecoatl or the “Seven Serpent” is the Aztec goddess of nourishment, especially maize and by extension a goddess of fertility.
Aztec legend tells of here receiving the sacrifice of a young girl, decapitated. The sacrifice’s blood was poured on a statue of Chicmecoatl. The skin was then worn by a priest. Aztec art generally depcits here by being shown carrying ears of corn. She is shown in 3 forms, as a young girl with flowers, a mother using the sun as a shield and a woman possessing death’s embrace.