{{short description|Aztec goddess}} {{Refimprove|date=August 2007}} '''{{lang|nci|Citlāllīcuē|italic=no}}'''{{efn|{{IPA|nah|s̻it͡ɬaːˈlːikʷeː}}}} ("star garment"), also '''{{lang|nci|Citlālinīcuē|italic=no}}'''{{efn|{{IPA|nah|s̻it͡ɬaːliˈniːkʷeː}}}} and '''{{lang|nci|Ilamātēcuhtli|italic=no}}'''{{efn|{{IPA|nah|ilamaːˈteːkʷt͡ɬi}}}}, was a creator goddess in Aztec mythology.
She created the stars with her husband {{lang|nci|Citlalatonac|italic=no}}, the Milky Way, Earth, death, and darkness.<ref name="Citlalicue">[http://www.azteccalendar.com/god/Citlalicue Aztec Calendar].</ref> This pair of gods are sometimes associated with the first pair of humans, Nata and Nena.<ref name="Citlalicue" />
In {{lang|nci|tōnalpōhualli}}, {{lang|nci|Citlālicue|italic=no}} is the Lord of the Day for days that land on the 13th of the month (Nahuatl: {{lang|nci|mahtlactli-omei}}).<ref name="Citlalicue" />
== See also == * Omecihuatl
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Category:Aztec goddesses Category:Stellar goddesses Category:Creator goddesses