She of the Serpent Skirt

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She of the Serpent Skirt is an epithet for Coatlicue, the Aztec earth and fertility goddess associated with creation, destruction, and the cycle of life and death.

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She of the Serpent Skirt canonical 1

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet ⓘ
mythological epithet ⓘ
appliedTo Coatlicue ⓘ
associatedWithConcept creation ⓘ
cycle of life and death ⓘ
destruction ⓘ
earth ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Aztec civilization ⓘ
linked to: Aztec culture
associatedWithPeople Mexica (Aztecs) ⓘ
linked to: Mexica
associatedWithRegion Central Mexico ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Aztec religion ⓘ
linked to: Aztec mythology
category Aztec goddess epithets ⓘ
Mesoamerican mythological titles ⓘ
denotesRole earth goddess ⓘ
fertility goddess ⓘ
goddess of creation ⓘ
goddess of destruction ⓘ
goddess of life and death ⓘ
etymologySource description of Coatlicue’s serpent skirt ⓘ
hasAttribute nurturing aspect ⓘ
terrifying appearance ⓘ
hasIconographicElement serpent skirt ⓘ
serpents as clothing ⓘ
hasMeaning woman who wears a skirt made of serpents ⓘ
language English ⓘ
refersTo Coatlicue ⓘ
refersToDeityType chthonic deity ⓘ
mother goddess ⓘ
relatedName Coatlicue ⓘ
Coatlícue ⓘ
linked to: Coatlicue
symbolizes the devouring aspect of the earth ⓘ
the generative power of the earth ⓘ
the unity of life and death ⓘ
timePeriodOfUse Postclassic Mesoamerica (c. 1200–1521 CE) ⓘ
usedInContext Aztec mythology studies ⓘ
Mesoamerican religious scholarship ⓘ

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Coatlicue → meaningOfName → She of the Serpent Skirt ⓘ