Aztec · No. 068

Crossroads Cihuateteo

Real myth

Crossroads Cihuateteo
On unlucky nights, they wait at the crossroads.
Rarity
Uncommon
Category
Monster
ATK
1700
DEF
1300
Level
5
Type
Undead
Element
Darkness
Constellations
Moon · Scarab

The myth

The cihuateteo, “divine women,” were women who died in their first childbirth, honored as warriors. After escorting the sun to its setting, according to Sahagún, they came down to earth on five set days of the ritual calendar and appeared at crossroads. On those dates they could cause illness and paralysis, especially in children, so parents avoided going out with their little ones. At crossroads stood small shrines, the cihuateocalli, where offerings were left for them. They are figures both honored and feared.

Why it has this power

A Level 5 Uncommon with 1700 ATK and 1300 DEF: a strength that frightens more than it protects. Darkness and Moon are the ill-omened nights when they appear; Scarab, the dead who return. An aggressive Undead to pressure your opponent mid-duel.

Did you know

Sculptures of cihuateteo, with fleshless faces and claws, have been found in the center of Mexico City.

Connections

  • In Yolotl, Mistress of the Mirror's deck
  • In Kaelmyr, Devourer of Pantheons's deck

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Yolotl, Mistress of the Mirror (Valley of the Fifth Sun) — grade S: 20% · grade A: 20% · grade B: 20% · grade C: 20% · grade D: 20%
  • Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
  • Craft with card dust: 100 dust
  • Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

  1. Cihuateteuh, mujeres nahuas muertas en un primer parto (Arqueología Mexicana) — Patrick Johansson K.
  2. Goddesses of the Month: Tzitzimime (Mexicolore) — Julia Flood
  3. Digital Florentine Codex (Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España) — Bernardino de Sahagún and Nahua collaborators; Getty Research Institute