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Chalchiuhtlicue, diosa de los lagos y corrientes de agua

Liliana Velázquez2014 - 2015

Hidro Arte - SACMEX

Hidro Arte - SACMEX
City of Mexico, Mexico

In Mexica mythology is the goddess of lakes and watercourses. She is also the patron saint of births and plays an important role in the Aztec baptisms. She was one of the most important female figures linked to liquid in Mesoamerican culture. Chalchiuhtlicue was considered as well the most important protector of coastal navigation in old Mexico. In the myth of the five suns, she illuminated the world in the First Sun, dominated the fourth world, in the Four-Water era. During his reign the sky was water, which fell on the Earth as a great flood to the hands of this goddess and humans were transformed in to fish.

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  • Title: Chalchiuhtlicue, diosa de los lagos y corrientes de agua
  • Creator: Liliana Velázquez
  • Creator Lifespan: 1983
  • Creator Nationality: Mexican
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Date: 2014 - 2015
  • Location Created: Calle Clavelinas con Plan de San Luis, Azcapotzalco, CDMX., SACMEX
  • location:lon: -99.1667984
  • location:lat: 19.4643713
  • Physical Dimensions: w8 x h3 m (without frame)
  • Type: street art
  • External Link: http://www.sacmex.cdmx.gob.mx/sacmex/hidroarte/2015/img/murales/11.php
Hidro Arte - SACMEX

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