Cihuacoatl

An Aztec earth and mother-goddess, patroness of birth and of women who died while giving birth. She assisted Quetzalcoatl in the creation of the first humans of this era, which are made from the ground bones of the people of the previous era mixed with the blood of the old gods who committed self-sacrifice so that the new era could begin.
The "Serpent Woman" wears a cloak rising to a serpentine hood. She holds a rattle in her left hand and a serpent in her right. Cihuacoatl was not only a goddess's name but additionally the title of one of the highest ranking priests in the Aztec hierarchy. This Aztec sculpture comes from Cuernavaca, Morelos.

Mixcoatl is her son. Cihuacoatl, is usually portrayed holding a child in her arms. Cihuacoatl's roaring signalled war. The center of her cult was at Colhuacan (at the Texcoco Lake in Mexico).

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