Cihuateteo
ancestor intermediate Aztec single tradition · 4
Ghosts from Aztec tradition. They are the spirits of women who died in childbirth.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1300 CE
- Attested period
- 1300 – 1521
- Historical notes
- Aztec spirits of women who died in childbirth.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Cikavac, Cinnamon bird, Cipactli, Cipitio, Cirein cròin, Coblynau, Cockatrice, Cofgod, Coinchenn, Colo Colo, Corycian nymphs, Cretan Bull, Crinaeae, Criosphinx, Crocotta, The Cu Bird, Cuco, Cucuy, Cuegle, Cuélebre, Curruid, Cu Sith, Cŵn Annwn, Cyhyraeth, Cynocephalus, Cihuātēotl, Cihuacoatl, Quilaztli, Mixcoatl, Ītzpāpālōtl, tzitzimime, Huitzilopochtli, Tlahuizcalpanteuctli, Chullachaki, curupira, Cyclops, Medusa, Chromandi, Chrysaor, Chrysomallus, Chukwa, Chupacabra, Church grim, Churel, Chut, Ciguapa
- allied with
- Tzitzimitl, Tzitzimimeh
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“Cihuateteo (Aztec) – Ghost of women that died in childbirth”
#4226 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Cihuateteo can be characterized as "fearsome figures with clenched, claw-like fists, macabre, bared teeth and gums and aggressive poses." Sitting with their clawed feet tucked beneath their skirts, they seem at once in repose and ready to attack.”
#6024 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Their spirits, the Cihuateteo, were depicted with skeletal faces like Cihuacōātl. Like her, the Cihuateteo were thought to haunt crossroads at night to steal children.”
#15012 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Cihuateteo Cihuacoatl Tzitzimime”
#15043 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001