Cihuātēotl
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Cihuātēotl is the singular form of Cihuateteo in Classical Nahuatl. It refers to an individual spirit of a woman who died in childbirth. Like the collective Cihuateteo, these spirits were honored similarly to fallen warriors in Aztec culture.
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- Cihuateteo
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“Classical Nahuatl: Cihuātēteoh, in singular Cihuātēotl) or "Divine Women", were the spirits of women who died in childbirth.”
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