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Aztec Godess of the earth and the duality of life and death.


Coatlicue, She who Wears the Serpent Skirt, is a unique figure, even in Mesoamerica. The Aztecs recognize her both as a serpentine form of the Earth Mother, and more importantly as the mother of their patron deity Huitzilopochtli, the war god who brought the Aztecs to the island in Lake Texcoco from which they would build their empire. Coatlicue had unintentionally conceived Huitzilopochtli by tucking a blue feather in her skirt - this new conception would offend her 400 children, who would conspire to kill their mother. With a reassurance from the god in her womb, she stood at the Serpent Mountain Coatepec and awaited their approach. Huitzilopochtli would then emerge, fully armed, and he would kill all the brothers and sisters ready to slaughter him and his mother.
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:iconavantgardepony:
This is really good, but you got a couple bits wrong.. Mostly that her face is supposed to be made of the snakes (from when her head got cut off) and her boobs are supposed to be saggy...
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:iconcangrejo-volador:
yeah, its more of a reinterpretation, I tried to keep part of the simbolism, if I had kept it all literal it may have comed out more monster like.

Tho I dont think it takes away from it, its like Quetzalcoatl, you can find him wearing his Duck face mask in human form, featheres serpent or even Xiuhcoatl form, its still the same God.

Thanks for the comment :)
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:iconavantgardepony:
That's very true and a good point about Quetzalcoatl. Keep up the good art =3
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Mood: Love ~Solaren Aug 21, 2011  Hobbyist
congrats great job!!
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:iconab666:
Muy buen dibujo, me encanto la diosa Tierra :D felicidades!! por cierto, vi tu dibujo en una pagina que habla sobre Coatlicue, digo, por si no lo sabias ;)
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:iconmedusczka:
Wow, está increible tu trabajo, me gusta mucho. Felicidades!
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:iconmusicali:
Wow! I was reading Gloria Anzaldua's Borderlands/ La Frontera and googled to find a picture of Coatlicue. It is different interpretation, one that shows beauty rather than "monsterous attributes" that have been given to her over time by the Aztexa-Mexica culture and the Spaniards. I love it! Beautiful!
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:iconpitercr:
brilliant!
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:iconflying-glove:
*Flying-Glove Jan 13, 2009   Traditional Artist
This is so beautiful! I like how you put the drawing over the statue. Very cool!!
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~MonkeyDaph Jun 27, 2008  Hobbyist General Artist
me gustaron mucho las serpientes duales
que buen trabajo eh!!
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