The All-mother, the Snake Woman, and the demon of terrible omens, are some of the names associated with the famous goddess Cihuacoatl, or Tonantzin.
Ancient myths describe her as an elusive woman, with her face painted red, wearing an eagle feather headdress and gold earrings.
A dual symbol of the origin of life, maternity and care, but also of war, sacrifice and death. A beautiful embodiment of the neverending cycle between life and death.
It's believed that she used the bones Quetzalcoatl brought back from the underworld in order to create life; she was the first being to ever give birth and has warned her children of the coming of the Spaniards during Moteccuzoma's reign.
Her nightly weeping along the streets warned the citizens of tragedies and catastrophes to come. After all, there is nothing a mother wouldn't do for her children.
What else is there to say about the WIP of this deity? Coming from the artist Sergio (aka "Perro Negro").
