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Tlaltecuhtli (Aztec deity)

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Topical headingTlaltecuhtli (Aztec deity)
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Variant(s)Tlaltecutli (Aztec deity)
Tlalteuctli (Aztec deity)
See alsoAztec gods
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Aztec goddesses
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Found inWork cat.: Henderson, L. Producer of the living, eater of the dead : revealing Tlaltecuhtli, the two-faced Aztec earth, 2007: p. 1 (authors often disagree on whether the proper spelling is "teuctli" or "tecuhtli") p. 2 (there were two main Tlaltecuhtli variants ... the first was female and the second male.)
Wikipedia WWW site, July 26, 2007 (Tlaltecuhtli or Tlaltecutli was an Aztec goddess who embodied the raging chaos before creation. Although her name is male, she is typically depicted as a female crocodile)
About.com WWW site, July 26, 2007 (Tlaltecuhtli, earth goddess in Aztec religion, mythology. The name is masculine, but texts typically refer to Tlaltecuhtli as a goddess)