# Coatlicue — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/coatlicue-whe-definition-discussion/1735>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [November 28, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/coatlicue-whe-definition-discussion/1735 "2013-11-28T20:53:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/coatlicue-whe-definition-discussion/1735/1 "2013-11-28T20:53:03Z")

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Coatlicue (_pron_. Co-at-li-cu-e) or 'Serpent Skirt' was a major deity in the Aztec pantheon and regarded as the earth-mother goddess. Coatlicue is represented as an old woman to symbolise the antiquity of earth worship. Coatlicue was the patron of childbirth and was associated with warfare, governance and agriculture. She was considered the female aspect of the primordial god Ometeotl.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Coatlicue/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Coatlicue/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/coatlicue-whe-definition-discussion/1735/2 "2026-07-28T19:39:03Z")

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