| 词条 | Cihuacōātl |
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In Aztec mythology, Cihuacōātl {{IPA-nah|siwaˈkoːaːt͡ɬ|}} ("snake woman"; also Cihuacóatl) was one of a number of motherhood and fertility goddesses.[1][2] Cihuacōātl was sometimes known as Quilaztli.[3] Cihuacōātl was especially associated with midwives, and with the sweatbaths where midwives practiced.[4] She is paired with Quilaztli and was considered a protectress of the Chalmeca people and patroness of the city of Culhuacan.[4] She helped Quetzalcoatl create the current race of humanity by grinding up bones from the previous ages, and mixing it with his blood. She is also the mother of Mixcoatl, whom she abandoned at a crossroads. Tradition says that she often returns there to weep for her lost son, only to find a sacrificial knife.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} Although she was sometimes depicted as a young woman, similar to Xōchiquetzal, she is more often shown as a fierce skull-faced old woman carrying the spears and shield of a warrior.[4] Childbirth was sometimes compared to warfare and the women who died in childbirth were honored as fallen warriors. Their spirits, the Cihuateteo, were depicted with skeletal faces like Cihuacōātl. Like her, the Cihuateteo were thought to haunt crossroads at night to steal children.[4] Functionary of TenochtitlanThe name cihuacoatl was used as a title for one of the high functionaries of [Tenochtitlan], the Aztec capital. The cihuacoatl supervised the internal affairs of the city as opposed to the Tlatoani, the Aztec ruler, who oversaw the affairs of the Aztec state. The cihuacoatl commanded the army of Tenochtitlan, oversaw sacrifices to the gods and was the senior advisor to the emperor. During the course of the 15th century AD Tlacaelel served as cihuacoatl under four emperors - Moctezuma I, Axayacatl, Tizoc and Ahuizotl.[4] See also
Notes1. ^See also Ilamatecuhtli, Teteoinnan, Tlazolteotl, and Toci. 2. ^Miller and Taube 1993, 2003, p.60. 3. ^Read 2000, p.147. 4. ^1 2 3 4 Miller and Taube 1993, 2003, p.61. CitationsReferences{{refbegin|indent=yes}}{{cite book |author=Miller, Mary |authorlink=Mary Miller (art historian) |author2=Karl Taube |origyear=1993|year=2003 |title=An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya|publisher=Thames & Hudson |location=London |isbn=0-500-27928-4 |oclc=28801551}} {{cite book |author=Read, Kay Almere |author2=Jason González |year=2000 |title=Handbook of Mesoamerican Mythology |location=Oxford |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=1-85109-340-0 |oclc=43879188}}{{refend}} Further reading
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