Cōātlīcue

Coatlicue ("skirt of snakes" in Classical Nahuatl) was a powerful Aztec deity also known as Tēteoh īnnān, "mother of the gods." As wife of Mixcōhuātl, she was the mother of the moon, stars, and the crucial deity Huītzilōpōchtli, who ruled over both the sun and war. Her divine essence was also expressed through other feminine deities, including Toci ("our grandmother") and Cihuacōātl ("snake woman"), the latter being the protector of women who died during childbirth.