Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl

Classical Nahuatl Etymology nci Chalchiuhtlicue yecatl Aztec goddess of rivers and lakes fresh water, interpreting the Gulf of Mexico as supposedly the goddess's domain. Proper noun nci pseudo-Aztec religion Gulf of Mexico. This term first appeared in 1905 and again in 1992. See below for more details. Usage notes Popularised in modern Nahuatl as a suggested name for the Gulf of Mexico. See also nah Mexihco ayollohco nah Ayollohco Mexihco References Dioses prehispánicos de México: mitos y deidades del panteón náhuatl Prehispanic deities of Mexico: myths and deities of the Nahuatl pantheon Adela Fernández Panorama Editorial Mexico City 1992 118–119 978-9-6838-0306-1 https://archive.org/details/diosesprehispnic0000fern/ Lack of Historical Evidence: The term does not appear in the Gran Diccionario Náhuatl (UNAM) https://gdn.iib.unam.mx/ which compiles over 20 dictionaries, primarily from the 1500s–1700s. It first appeared in Cecilio A. Robelo (1905). Diccionario de Mitología Nahoa (in Spanish). Editorial Porrúa. pp. 567, 568, 569, 570, 571. 970-07-3149-9. This is most likely the source of the above 1992 source. nci Places_in_Mexico