# Tlaltecuhtli — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/tlaltecuhtli-whe-definition-discussion/1747>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [March 23, 2017, 9:57am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/tlaltecuhtli-whe-definition-discussion/1747 "2017-03-23T09:57:32Z")\
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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:** [March 23, 2017, 9:57am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/tlaltecuhtli-whe-definition-discussion/1747/1 "2017-03-23T09:57:32Z")

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Tlaltecuhtli, 'Earth Lord/Lady,' was a Mesoamerican earth goddess associated with fertility. Envisioned as a terrible toad monster, her dismembered body gave rise to the world in the Aztec creation myth of the 5th and final cosmos. As a source of life, it was thought necessary to constantly appease her with blood sacrifices, especially human hearts.

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

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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/tlaltecuhtli-whe-definition-discussion/1747/2 "2026-07-28T19:39:37Z")

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