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after synthesis with Spanish traditions. She now presides over the contemporary festival as well. She is known as the "Lady of the Dead", since it is believed that she was born, then sacrificed as an infant. Mictēcacihuātl was represented with a
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Her role is to watch over the bones of the dead and preside over the ancient festivals of the dead. These festivals evolved from
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An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya
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body and with jaw agape to swallow the stars during the day.
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Mictecacihuatl

Codex Borgia
[mik.teː.kaˈsi.waːt͡ɬ]
Aztec mythology
death deity
Mictlāntēcutli
Mictlān
underworld
Aztec
Day of the Dead
flayed
Santa Muerte
ISBN
968-38-0306-7
OCLC
28801551
Miller, Mary
Karl Taube
An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya
Thames & Hudson
ISBN
0-500-27928-4
OCLC
59601185
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Aztec mythology
Ōmeteōtl

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