Chalchiuhtlicue
Sign in to savethumb|Chalchiuhtlicue, unknown Aztec artist, 1200–1521, gray basalt, red ochre. Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2009.33
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Aztec
- Deity.name
- Chalchiuhtlicue
- Deity.image
- Chalchiuhtlicue from Codex Borbonicus.jpg
- Deity.alt
- 300px
- Deity.caption
- Chalchiutlicue in the Codex Borbonicus (page 2)
- Deity.god_of
- Goddess of Water, Seas, Oceans, Rivers, Lakes, Streams, and Baptism
- Deity.other_names
- Iztac-Chalchiuhtlicue, Matlalcueye
- Deity.member_of
- Aztec gods
- Deity.parents
- Created by the Tezcatlipocas (Codex Zumarraga)
- Deity.siblings
- None
- Deity.consort
- Tlaloc
- Deity.gender
- Female
- Deity.region
- Mesoamerica
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Aztecs, Tlaxcaltec (Nahuas)
- Deity.Greek_equivalent
- Poseidon
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Religious significance
- Archaeological records
- Visual representations
- Rites and rituals
- Childbirth
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Chalchiuhtlicue, unknown Aztec artist, 1200–1521, gray basalt, red ochre. Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2009.33
Chalchiuhtlicue or 'She of the Jade Skirt' (from chālchihuitl 'jade' and cuēitl 'skirt'; also spelled Chalciuhtlicue, Chalchiuhcueye, or Chalcihuitlicue) is an Aztec deity of water, rivers, seas, streams, storms, and baptism. Chalchiuhtlicue is associated with fertility, and she is the patroness of childbirth. Chalchiuhtlicue was highly revered at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, and she was an important deity for the Nahuas in the Postclassic period of central Mexico. Chalchiuhtlicue belongs to a larger group of Aztec rain gods, and she is closely related to the water god Chalchiuhtlatonal.