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In [[Aztec mythology]], '''Tlaltecuhtli''' (or '''Tlaltecutli''') was a chthonic [[sea monster]] who dwelled in the ocean after the fourth [[Great Flood]]. [[Quetzalcoatl]] and [[Tezcatlipoca]], in the form of [[snake]]s, tore her in half, throwing half upwards to create the sky and stars and leaving the other half to become the land of the earth. She remained alive, however, and demanded [[human]] [[blood]]. Although her name is male, she is typically depicted as a female crocodile with clawed forelimbs and skulls on her back and sides, and is often depicted in the position of a woman in childbirth.
She is sometimes associated with [[Cihuacoatl]], [[Tonantzin]], [[Tonatiuh]] and [[Tlaleutli]].
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