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Civatateos are Vampire or Witches like who used to attend Sabbaths at crossroads and were believed to attack young children and to mate with human men, giving birth to children born as vampires.

Origin

Civatateo originated in Mexico, where they are bound to the Aztec God Tezcatlipoca.

Main Belief

In Aztec mythology, the Civatateo are noblewomen who died during childbirth and, after returning to the land of the living, stalk travelers and haunted temples.

Civatateos are servants of the Aztec moon deities Tezcatlipoca and Tlazolteotl.

They can be prevented from attacking the living by placing food on shrines built at the crossroads.

Their favourite offering is a cake in the shape of a butterfly.

Appearance

Civatateo are said to look:

shrivelled and pale
with faces are white, and their hands and arms are covered in ticit, (a type of white chalk)
with their tattered dresses decorated with crossbones.

Sources

Guiley, Rosemary The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters

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+Civatateos are [[Vampire]] or [[Witch]]es like who used to attend Sabbaths at crossroads and were believed to attack young children and to mate with human men, giving birth to children born as vampires.
+==Origin==
+Civatateo originated in Mexico, where they are bound to the Aztec God Tezcatlipoca.
+==Main Belief==
-In [[Aztec mythology]], the '''Civatateo''' are [[vampire]]s.  They are noblewomen who died during childbirth and, after returning to the land of the living, stalk travelers and haunted temples.  They are shriveled and pale.  Their faces are white, and their hands and arms are covered in [[ticitl]] (a white chalk). Their tattered dresses are decorated with crossbones.
+In Aztec mythology, the '''Civatateo''' are noblewomen who died during childbirth and, after returning to the land of the living, stalk travelers and haunted temples.
 Civatateos are servants of the Aztec moon deities [[Tezcatlipoca]] and [[Tlazolteotl]].
-They can be prevented from attacking the living by placing food on shrines built at the crossroads. Their favorite offering is a cake in the shape of a butterfly.
+They can be prevented from attacking the living by placing food on shrines built at the crossroads.
+Their favourite offering is a cake in the shape of a butterfly.
+===Appearance===
+Civatateo are said to look:
+*shrivelled and pale
+*with faces are white, and their hands and arms are covered in '''ticit''', (a type of white chalk)
+*with their tattered dresses decorated with crossbones.
+==See Also==
+*[[Vampire]]
+*[[Witch]]
+==Sources==
+*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0816046859/qid=1152701396/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-9667874-2159829?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 Guiley, Rosemary ''The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters'']
 [[Category:Aztec mythology]]
-[[it:Civatateo]]
+[[Category:Corporeal Undead]]
+[[Category:Vampires]]
+{{wikipedia}}