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In Aztec Mythology , Chicomecoatl ("Seven Serpent", also the name of a day of the Aztec Calendar ) was a goddess of food and produce, especially Maize and, by extension, a goddess of fertility. Every September, she received a sacrifice of young girl, decapitated. The sacrifice's blood was poured on a statue of Chicmecoatl and her skin was worn by a priest. She was thought of as a female counterpart to Centeotl and was also called Xilonen ("the hairy one", which referred to the hairs on unshucked maize), who was married to Tezcatlipoca . She often appeared with attributes of Chalchiuhtlicue , such as her headdress and the short lines rubbing down her cheeks. She is usually distinguished by being shown carrying ears of maize. She is shown in three different forms:
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