In Aztec mythology, the Cihuateteo are the spirits of women who died in childbirth. Childbirth was considered a form of battle, and its victims were honored as fallen warriors. Their physical remains were thought to strengthen soldiers in battle while their spirits became the much-feared Cihuateteo who accompanied the setting sun in the west. They also haunted crossroads at night, stealing children and causing sicknesses, especially seizures and madness, and seducing men to sexual misbehavior. They are associated with the goddess Cihuacoatl and are sometimes considered envoys of Mictlan, the world of the dead. Cihuateteo are servants of the Aztec moon deities Tezcatlipoca and Tlazolteotl. The Aztecs depicted them with skeletal faces and eagle claws for hands, leading to their apperance as
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| - In Aztec mythology, the Cihuateteo are the spirits of women who died in childbirth. Childbirth was considered a form of battle, and its victims were honored as fallen warriors. Their physical remains were thought to strengthen soldiers in battle while their spirits became the much-feared Cihuateteo who accompanied the setting sun in the west. They also haunted crossroads at night, stealing children and causing sicknesses, especially seizures and madness, and seducing men to sexual misbehavior. They are associated with the goddess Cihuacoatl and are sometimes considered envoys of Mictlan, the world of the dead. Cihuateteo are servants of the Aztec moon deities Tezcatlipoca and Tlazolteotl. The Aztecs depicted them with skeletal faces and eagle claws for hands, leading to their apperance as
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| - In Aztec mythology, the Cihuateteo are the spirits of women who died in childbirth. Childbirth was considered a form of battle, and its victims were honored as fallen warriors. Their physical remains were thought to strengthen soldiers in battle while their spirits became the much-feared Cihuateteo who accompanied the setting sun in the west. They also haunted crossroads at night, stealing children and causing sicknesses, especially seizures and madness, and seducing men to sexual misbehavior. They are associated with the goddess Cihuacoatl and are sometimes considered envoys of Mictlan, the world of the dead. Cihuateteo are servants of the Aztec moon deities Tezcatlipoca and Tlazolteotl. The Aztecs depicted them with skeletal faces and eagle claws for hands, leading to their apperance as a form of Harpy in-game in Random Kingdom VX2. The Cihuateotl appear in Random Kingdom VX2, inhabiting the jungles and ruins of Gondwana. Red Alert 2: New World Order, where they inhabit the mysterious land of Tzan.
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