Cōātlīcue

Coatlicue (pronounced [koaːt͡ɬiˈkweː]), often referred to as "Our Lady of the Serpent Skirt," is the Aztec goddess of fertility, life, death, and rebirth. She is depicted as a monstrous figure with a skirt of snakes, a necklace of human hearts, hands, and skulls, and her face is often obscured by two large serpents. In the Aztec language of Nahuatl, her name translates to "Serpent Skirt." There is no direct translation for Coatlicue in Hebrew, as she is a figure specific to Mesoamerican mythology. Similarly, there are no direct translations in other languages, but she is often referred to by her Nahuatl name in scholarly works. Coatlicue is a central figure in Aztec mythology, often associated with the earth and the cycles of creation and destruction. She is the mother of the god Huitzilopochtli, the patron deity of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, and her mythological significance is deeply tied to the Aztec understanding of the cosmos and the natural world.