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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.
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| ==Origin==
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| Civatateo originated in Mexico, where they are bound to the Aztec God Tezcatlipoca.
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| ==Main Belief==
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| 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.
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| Civatateos are servants of the Aztec moon deities [[Tezcatlipoca]] and [[Tlazolteotl]].
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| They can be prevented from attacking the living by placing food on shrines built at the crossroads.
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| Their favourite offering is a cake in the shape of a butterfly.
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| ===Appearance===
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| Civatateo are said to look:
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| *shrivelled and pale
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| *with faces are white, and their hands and arms are covered in '''ticit''', (a type of white chalk)
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| *with their tattered dresses decorated with crossbones.
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[Vampire]]
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| *[[Witch]]
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| ==Sources==
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| *[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'']
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| [[Category:Vampires]]
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| [[Category:Ghosts]]
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| [[Category:Aztec mythology]]
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| {{wikipedia}}
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