Goddesses: Chalchiuhtlicue

<p>Chalchiuhtlicue is the Nahua or Aztec goddess of fresh water. She is known as a kind goddess for her element’s life-giving properties, but can wreak destruction just as easily. She is most well known for her role in the Aztec world creation myth, serving as the fourth sun in the fourth age.</p> <p>Further Reading:</p> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://mythopedia.com/topics/chalchiuhtlicue">Mythopedia: Chalchiuhtlicue</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/aztec-mythology-and-the-origins-of-humanity-waical/"> Aztec Mythology and the Origins of Humanity</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Sun-New-History-Aztecs/dp/0197577660/ref=asc_df_0197577660/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=509360428262&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=4493414506483002792&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9003365&amp;hvtargid=pla-1258670595525&amp;psc=1">Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs</a></li> </ul> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">This month, we're talking about Goddesses: mythical figures who have shaped culture, history, and imagination around the world.</p> <p>History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should.</p> <p>Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more.  Womanica is ho