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Chalchiuhtlicue
Chalchiuhtlicue
is "She of the Jade Skirt," water goddess
associated with rivers, lakes, lagoons and the sea. According to the Leyenda
de los Soles (Legend of the Suns), she gave birth
to the world in the Fourth Sun, in the era known as Four-Water. During
her regency, the sky was made of water and it fell on the earth, precipitating
a great flood. Image from the Codex Borbonicus.
Last Modified: January 14, 1998.
Museo del Templo Mayor, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e História,
México.
Seminario #8, Centro Histórico. Cuauhtémoc,
México, D.F. 06060
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