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Coatlicue National Museum of of Anthropology of Mexico - Mexica Room Coatlicue, which is Nahuatl for ”the one with the skirt of serpents,” is also known as “Mother Goddess of the Earth who gives birth to all celestial things,” ”Goddess of Fire and Fertility,” Goddess of Life, Death and Rebirth,” and ”Mother of the Southern Stars.” This sculpture of Coatlicue was discovered in what is today the Zócalo of Mexico City on August 13, 1790. Soon after, Mexicans began adorning her with flowers and bringing her offerings. The Spanish, who condemned her as satanic, buried her in the patio of the University of Mexico, where she remained for 33 years. She represents our matrilineal heritage, and the feminine duality that characterized our spiritual views. She, as is the Mexican woman today, is beautiful, dignified, and resilient. 

Coatlicue

National Museum of of Anthropology of Mexico - Mexica Room

Coatlicue, which is Nahuatl for ”the one with the skirt of serpents,” is also known as “Mother Goddess of the Earth who gives birth to all celestial things,” ”Goddess of Fire and Fertility,” Goddess of Life, Death and Rebirth,” and ”Mother of the Southern Stars.”

This sculpture of Coatlicue was discovered in what is today the Zócalo of Mexico City on August 13, 1790. Soon after, Mexicans began adorning her with flowers and bringing her offerings. The Spanish, who condemned her as satanic, buried her in the patio of the University of Mexico, where she remained for 33 years.

She represents our matrilineal heritage, and the feminine duality that characterized our spiritual views. She, as is the Mexican woman today, is beautiful, dignified, and resilient. 

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∞  03/08/11 at 07:54pm via thegentlewind
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