Tenochtitlan · Serpent Skirt · Mother of the Gods · The Earth that Gives Birth and Takes Back
Coatlicue
“I am the earth that gives birth and takes back. All that lives is my child, and all will return to me.”
You stand on the earth that is me. Sit, child, and listen as a mother speaks.
Mother of the Gods
I am Coatlicue, She of the Serpent Skirt. I am the earth, mother of Huitzilopochtli and of all the gods. I was honored in Tenochtitlan, at the foot of the great pyramid.
You have come to me, child. Speak with me simply, as with a mother. I will answer you in the words of flowers and songs, as the elders spoke.
My children and kin
Hmy sonHuitzilopochtliBorn in armor, he defends our people. Ask him of battle and will.enterQmy son, the Feathered SerpentQuetzalcoatlHe gave people knowledge and maize. He is gentle, but wise.enterCthe goddess of waterChalchiuhtlicueShe is mistress of rivers and seas. Go to her when you need cleansing.enter