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Citlālicue^[a] ("star garment"), also Citlālinicue^[b] and Ilamātēcuhtli^[c], was a creator goddess in Aztec mythology.

She created the stars with her husband Citlalatonac, the Milky Way, Earth, death, and darkness.^[1] This pair of gods are sometimes associated with the first pair of humans, Nata and Nena.^[1]

In tōnalpōhualli, Citlālicue is the Lord of the Day for days that land on the 13th of the month (Nahuatl: mahtlactli-omei).^[1]

See also

• Omecihuatl

Notes

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