ID: 901002063 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002063	Record Type: Character/Person

	Cihuacóatl (Aztec deity)

Note: The fearsome goddess of childbirth, a facet of Coatlicue, who is a multifaceted being. Cihuacóatl means “Snake Woman,” called Tonantzin meaning “Our Mother.”

Names:

	Cihuacóatl (Aztec deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Tonantzin (Aztec deity) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Amerindian iconography> (P)
		........<Aztec iconography> (P)
		............<Aztec characters> (P)
		................Cihuacóatl (Aztec deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	aspect of .... Coatlicue
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Amerindian iconography, Aztec iconography, Aztec characters, Coatlicue (Aztec deity)) [901002062]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	nationality is .... Aztec (culture or style)
	.....(Central Plateau Mesoamerican styles, Central Plateau Mesoamerican styles and periods, Mesoamerican regional styles and periods, Mesoamerican, Pre-Columbian Middle American styles and periods, Pre-Columbian (American), The Americas, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... childbirth
	.....(personal life events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Cihuacóatl (Aztec deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Tonantzin (Aztec deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)