Bible Encyclopedias
Quitaztli
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
is, according to Mexican mythology, the serpent woman who, at the begiining of the fourth age of the world, populated the earth by the successive birth of a number of twins. The latter are represented on monuments holding in their hands the shells of the eggs from which they have crept.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Quitaztli'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​q/quitaztli.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.