(Variant of Chalchihuitlicue)

APPEARANCE

She is recognized by her tasselled head-band and cape, and often by a stepped nose-ornament. [[266]]

NATURE AND STATUS

A variant of Chalchihuitlicue. She was believed to preside over a mountain near Tlaxcallan. One of the women sacrificed to Tlaloc at the great festival to the mountain-gods was called after this goddess.

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OPOCHTLI = “THE SOUTHERN,” “LEFT-HANDED,” OR “THE WIZARD”

ASPECT AND INSIGNIA