In
Aztec mythology,
Cihuacoatl ("
snake woman") was a fertility goddess and patron of women who died in childbirth. She helped
Quetzalcoatl make the current age of humanity by grounding up bones from the previous ages, and mixing it with his blood. Her son was
Mixcoatl.
Alternative: Chihucoatl
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