Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

66 Chul Tatic Chites VanegChul Tatic Chites Vaneg (holy father,creator of man)Creator god. Mayan (classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. Thought to be the Mayan name of theChristian god.Chung K’ueiGod of the afterlife. Taoist (Chinese). He belongsto the heavenly “ministry of exorcism” and,though not the most senior (he is subservient toCHANG TAO LING), is probably the most popularwithin the category. He was originally a mortalworking as a physician in the eighth century AD.He is depicted with a fearsome face, said to be soterrible that it can drive away any demonic spiritwho dares to oppose him. He is engaged in combatusing a sword and a fan on which is written amagical formula to ward off evil. Symbolicpeaches are suspended from his hat and a bat circleshis head representing happiness.Cihuacoatl-QuilaztliCreator goddess. Aztec (classical Mesomerican)[Mexico]. Using a magical vessel, she grinds bonefragments obtained from previous generations ofmankind in earlier world ages into a powder. Thegods then commit self-sacrifice, allowing theirblood to drip into the vessel. From the resultingmix, the human race of the fifth sun is formed.CinxiaMinor goddess of marriage. Roman. Concernedwith the proper dress of the bride.CIPACTLI (great earth mother)ORIGIN Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) [Mexico].Primordial goddess.KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa AD 750 untilAD 1500, but probably much earlier.SYNONYMS none.CENTER(S) OF CULT none specific.ART REFERENCES codex illustrations, stonecarvings.LITERARY SOURCES pre-Columbian codices.Not strictly a goddess, but significant enough inAztec cosmogony to be included here. According totradition she was created in the form of a huge alligator-likemonster by the underworld deitiesMICTLANTECUHLTI and MICTECACIHUATL. Shemay equate with TLALTECUHTLI, the toad-likeearth monster torn apart to form heaven and earth.According to one tradition she emerged from theprimordial waters and engaged in a fierce strugglewith the sun god TEZCATLIPOCA during which hetore off her lower jaw to prevent her sinking backinto the depths and she bit off his right foot. Themountains are said to be the scaly ridges of her skin.CipactonalCreator god. Aztec (classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. One of the deities collectively classed asthe OMETEOTL complex.Cit Chac CohGod of war. Mayan (classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. Identified as a red puma.Citlalatonac (glowing star)Creator god. Aztec (classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. One of the deities collectively classedas the OMETEOTL complex. His consort isCITLALICUE. Between them they created the starsof the night sky.Citlalicue (her skirt is a star)Creator goddess. Aztec (classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. One of the deities collectively classed asthe Ometeotl complex. Her consort is Citlala-