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	The Aztec Deities & Mythology Pages
		The Aztec goddess of the ocean, running water, and rivers, closely associated with Chalchiuhtlicue of whom she is another appearance.
		He is the consort of the water goddess Chalchiuhtlicue and sometimes regarded as the father of the moon-god Tecciztecatl.
		His wife is mentioned as Chalchiuhtlicue, a water and vegetation goddess, although she also appears as the wife of Tlaloc.
	www.jackowitch.com /aztecdeits.html (2916 words)

	Aztec (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chalchiuhtlicue was goddess of all the water on earth: the oceans, lakes, and rivers.
		Chalchiuhtlicue is carved wearing the typical skirt of Aztec women, a rectangular cotton band tied around her waist.
		Women prayed to Chalchiuhtlicue, both when they were pregnant and when they were giving birth to their babies.
	www.albrightknox.org /ArtStart/sAztec.html (327 words)

	Chalchiuhtlicue, Aztec Goddess of Flowing Water--water goddesses native American gods and goddesses Mexican gods and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chalchiuhtlicue is the Aztec goddess of running water and springs, rivers and lakes, who brings fertility to crops.
		Chalchiuhtlicue was the protectress of children and new-borns, perhaps because it was thought She could influence Her husband.
		She was also considered one of the thirteen Companions of the Day (Tlaloc and Tlazolteotl number among these as well), and She is the patron Goddess of the 5th day of the calendar.
	www.thaliatook.com /chalchiuhtlicue.html (386 words)

	Aztec (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One of the most powerful deities was the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue (chal-chee-wee-ett-lee-kway), who had presided over the previous creation of the world.
		Chalchiuhtlicue was goddess of terrestrial waters, ruling over lakes and rivers, and was also invoked in cases of pregnancy and childbirth.
		Chalchiuhtlicue is shown standing, wearing a characteristic headband, large earrings, and the typical Aztec cueitl,a skirt made of a rectangular cotton band tied around her waist.
	www.albrightknox.org /ArtStart/Aztec.html (598 words)

	Chalchiuhtlicue
		A personification of youthful beauty and ardour, Chalchiuhtlicue was represented as a river from which grew a prickly pear tree laden with fruit, symbolising the human heart.
		She ruled over all the waters of the earth; oceans, rivers, rain, etc., but was also associated with marriage.
		She unleashed the flood (to punish the wicked) that the destroyed the fourth world (according to the Aztec, we are in the fifth world).
	www.pantheon.org /mythica/articles/c/chalchiuhtlicue.html (111 words)

	South American Realm of the Forgotten Goddesses
		This goddess was the patron saint of the sea and the Veracruz region of the Gulf of Mexico was referred to as Chalchiuhcueyecatl, meaning "the water of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue".
		Chalchiuhtlicue was also worshipped during the birthing process and with the arrival of a newborn a special ceremony by the midwife would be held.
		The ceremony involved the midwife shouting war cries in honor of the battle the mother fought giving birth, and for the woman having become a warrior and capturing a baby.
	inanna.virtualave.net /southamerican.html (2723 words)

	FAMSI - Borgia Codex - John Pohl
		Chalchiuhtlicue: Patroness of the fifth trecena beginning with the day One Reed.
		Mayahuel was the goddess of the maguey, the cactus from which a powerful fermented drink called octli or pulque was made.
		On occasion she shares ritual dress with Chalchiuhtlicue indicating a close affinity with the water goddess as well.
	www.famsi.org /research/pohl/borgia/borgia4.htm (455 words)

	The Circle of Others - Powered by XMB 1.9.1 Nexus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Red Tezcatlipoca, otherwise Xipe Totec (the flayed god), was associated with the east, the Blue Tezcatlipoca or Huitzilopochtli with the south, the White Tezcatlipoca or Quetzalcoatl with the west, and the Black Tezcatlipoca (Lord of the Night Sky) with the north.
		Maize stalks and ears, brought in from the fields and venerated in the households as gods, were also used in ritual adornments for warriors, along with quetzal plumes.
		Chalchiuhtlicue, the wife of Tlaloc, had presided of the fourth “sun” and was regarded as a sister of the rain god’s helpers, the Tlaloque.
	www.circleofothers.com /forum/viewthread.php?tid=131 (1201 words)

	Tlaloc - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Tlaloc later married the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, "She of the Jade Skirt".
		With Chalchiuhtlicue, he was the father of Tecciztecatl.
		He ruled over the third of the five worlds in Aztec belief.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Tlaloc (269 words)

	Lydia Ruyle
		Chalchiuhtlicue of the jade skirt is the goddess of water, streams, lakes and childbirth.
		Her attire is made of paper from the amatle tree.
		No part of this Web site may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Lydia Rulye.
	www.lydiaruyle.com /mexico.html (870 words)

	CHALCHIUHTLICUE : The deity from Aztec Mythology
		Due to circumstances beyond our comprehension, she arose as a fruit-laden prickly pear tree standing in a river.
		Rivers are her thing, especially when she transforms into River Goddess CHALCHIUHTLICUE.
		She prefers flowers to a human sacrifice, but that didn't stop her from flooding the entire world to drown the wicked.
	www.godchecker.com /pantheon/aztec-mythology.php?deity=CHALCHIUHTLICUE (122 words)

	Chalchiuhtlicue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		She is mainly a domestic goddess, concerned not with rain or thunder, or the unpredictable sea - the province of male gods - but with ground water close to home and fields.
		Because water was believed to purify, newborn children were dedicated by the midwife to Chalchiuhtlicue, as she could wash off the sins of the parents.
		Click here to see this piece in GODS AND ICONS
	www.mexarte.com /arthistorypages/chalchiuhtlicue.htm (104 words)

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