Chalchiuhtlicue
Chalchiuhtlicue is the Aztec goddess of rivers, seas and birth, who presides over the day-sign and trecena of water and ended the fourth sun in a flood; she is the patroness of childbirth and of those who die in childbirth, though the steam bath (temazcal) belongs to Temazcalteci and Tlazolteotl rather than to her.
Correspondences
Offerings
- Offerings
- WaterJadeCopal incensePaperMaizeFlowers
Sacred timing
- Sacred Timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- She of the Jade Skirt
- Gender Expression
- Feminine
- Titles
- She of the Jade SkirtLady of the WatersPatroness of Birth
- Symbols
- Jade skirtWaterJadeRushes
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneFlowing protectiveAddressChalchiuhtlicueShe of the Jade SkirtLady of the WatersRelationshipThe water that carries the child and the water that takes everythingWarningShe ended one age with a flood and the water is the sameResonanceMothers midwives those who work with water
- Modern Practice
Chalchiuhtlicue is called on at birth, at the naming bath and in any work with flowing water. Her practice is the bath and the blessing given with it.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- The watersBirthThe riversThe seaThe bathWomenThe judgement
- Mythology Summary
Chalchiuhtlicue is the Aztec goddess of rivers, seas and birth, who presides over the day-sign and trecena of water and ended the fourth sun in a flood; she is the patroness of childbirth and of those who die in childbirth, though the steam bath (temazcal) belongs to Temazcalteci and Tlazolteotl rather than to her. She is water as the giver of life and the end of the world at once.
- Related Deities
- TlalocHeqetAmphitriteDanu
Details
- Correspondences
- ColorsBlueSilverWhiteScentsCopalMetalsSilverAnimalsOwlHareCrab
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